Siyaset Ekonomi ve Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Hale KIRMIZIOĞLU

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DOI:10.25272/j.2147-7035.2017.5.5.06

Anahtar Kelimeler:Hermeneutics,Postmodernism,Epistemology,Economic Methodology

Özet: The aim of this study is to understand the approaches of two different epistemologies and to contribute to the development of economic research on the subject. These epistemological approaches are particularly important in considering the different view points other than positivist approach. For this reason, knowing and understanding those approaches can lead to an insight into the future research on this topic. Epistemology tries to evaluate what is knowledge, what is its sources and how to get it. Positivism is the first that comes into the mind when thinking about the approaches of epistemology. The other approaches are regarded according to in what sense they are critical on positivism. In this regard, Hermeneutic and Postmodernism seem to ignore the most fundamental elements of positivism. In fact, their main objection is its claim that knowledge is acquired objectively. Knowledge, here, is diverged from the subject and used as a power source, which leads to an inability for the social sciences to have a clear vision. Economics ,as a social science, has troubles in terms of its social context when it separated from human and the institutions formed by human

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