'Pragmatisms (Plural) Part Ⅰ: Classical Pragmatism and Some Implications for Empirical Inquiry'

摘要

The institutional economics originating in America with Thorstein Veblen generally claims pragmatism as its philosophical basis, especially the classical pragmatism1 of Dewey and Peirce. However, pragmatism is said to undercut the search for truth in the philosophy of science. Pragmatism is taken as synonymous with shifting, expedient morality. Pragmatism is seen as underwriting the futility of choosing among competing theories on the basis of empirical evidence.