critical realist
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critical
adjective
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that someone or something is bad ...
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realist
noun[C]
uk/ˈrɪə.lɪst/us/ˈriː.ə.lɪst/
someone who hopes for or accepts only what seems possible or likely, and does not hope for or ...
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There are additional reasons why institutionalists should be interested incriticalrealistphilosophy.
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But thecriticalrealisttakes mainstream practices as given and admittedly does not begin with explicit epistemological statements.
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The first section describes thecriticalrealistargument against mainstream economics and the use of formal methods.
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For this reason alone, institutionalists should know something aboutcriticalrealistdoctrines.
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I found myself longing for a more pragmatic as well as programmatic, or what might be called 'criticalrealist', perspective.
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But, nothing in this implication of thecriticalrealistargument establishes that mainstream economists actually do attempt to do this.
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This paper addresses a key feature of thecriticalrealistprogram: its critique of mainstream economics.
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This problem may be significant, because it seems to indicate an internal conflict within thecriticalrealistargument.
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Recalling thecriticalrealistperspective, a fundamental tension between the intentions and activities of individuals and the (restraining) influence of social structures is recognised.
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I agree with thecriticalrealistclaim that such mechanical structures leave no important role for institutions or 'human agency'.
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This comment seems to follow from the basiccriticalrealistontology of open, morphogenic systems.
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A broad, multi-disciplinary literature has also been examined, and acriticalrealistperspective applied.
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There are other arguments that one could cite, which would further establish the relevance to institutionalism ofcriticalrealistarguments (and critiques of them).
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Nash argues that thecriticalrealistnotion of a demi-regularity tacitly relies upon the concept of closure.
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It applies acriticalrealistperspective.
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In thecriticalrealistcanon, morphogenetic systems are those that are reproduced with some modification and open systems are systems where law-like event regularities are not present.
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Indeed, the observation that economists make extensive use of such 'a priori' concepts could be seen as an excellent reason to reject thecriticalrealistcritique.
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Acriticalrealistperspective sees scientific theories yielding partial, revisable, abstract, but referential knowledge of the world that can be expressed through metaphors and models.
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She is one of the most influential theorists in thecriticalrealisttradition.
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According tocriticalrealisteconomists, the central aim of economic theory is to provide explanations in terms of hidden generative structures.
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