In this volume, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective. Series Editor(s): Hernes, Gudmund. Series: Studies in Rationality and Social Change. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: TB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350. . 2009. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Explaining Technical Change: A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521270723
ISBN 13: 9780521270724
Binding: Soft cover
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Technical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to have played an important role in the evolution of intelligent life on earth, comparable to that of language. In this volume, first published in 1983, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective. He first sets out the main methods of scientific explanation and then applies those methods to some of the central theories of technical change. In particular, Elster considers neoclassical, evolutionary, and Marxist theories, whilst also devoting a chapter to Joseph Schumpeter's influential theory.

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