Explaining Technical Change : A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science Paperback / softback
by Jon Elster
Part of the Studies in Rationality and Social Change series
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:276 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/06/1983
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- ISBN:9780521270724
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:276 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/06/1983
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- ISBN:9780521270724
