Abstract Hayek’s and Popper’s bibliographies, their biographies, their methodological theses in favor of individualism, their common commitment against historicism, historism and planism, and crossed references in their writings bring us to infer (at least) some intellectual debate between them, or even some deeper mutual understanding. It is not. Hayek and Popper demonstrate on their own … Continue reading Friedrich Hayek vs. Karl Popper : elements for a debate on economic knowledge
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The individual and the society in Walras
Abstract Modern analyses present the general equilibrium as an archetype of methodological individualism, enabling the reconciliation of individual interests through the market. This article aims at showing the originality and the specificity of the treatment of this issue by Walras. We first show that Walras considers the individual (oneself) and the society (the others) as … Continue reading The individual and the society in Walras