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338Value-free paradise is lost. Economists could learn from artistsAnnales. Ethics in Economic Life 23 (4): 7-33. 2020.Despite the conclusions from the contemporary philosophy of science, many economists cherish the ideal of positive science. Therefore, value-free economics is still the central paradigm in economics. The first aim of the paper is to investigate economics' axiomatic assumptions from an epistemological perspective. The critical analysis of the literature shows that the positive-normative dichotomy is exaggerated. Moreover, value-free economics is based on normative foundations that have a negative…Read more
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337Weakness of will. The limitations of revealed preference theoryActa Oeconomica 1 (72): 1-23. 2022.The phenomenon of weakness of will – not doing what we perceive as the best action – is not recognized by neoclassical economics due to the axiomatic assumptions of the revealed preference theory (RPT) that people do what is best for them. However, present bias shows that people have different preferences over time. As they cannot be compared by the utility measurements, economists need to normatively decide between selves (short- versus long-term preferences). A problem is that neoclassical eco…Read more
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2178The Eclipse of Value-Free Economics. The concept of multiple self versus homo economicusPublishing House of Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. 2020.The books’ goal is to answer the question: Do the weaknesses of value-free economics imply the need for a paradigm shift? The author synthesizes criticisms from different perspectives (descriptive and methodological). Special attention is paid to choices over time, because in this area value-free economics has the most problems. In that context, the enriched concept of multiple self is proposed and investigated. However, it is not enough to present the criticisms towards value-free economics. Fo…Read more
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361Human now versus human over time. When instrumental rationality and utility are not enoughPanoeconomicus 5 (66): 633-657. 2019.The goal of this article is to show that instrumental rationality and utility that have been used in economics for many years does not work well. What is presented in the article is how significant the influence of utilitarianism has been on economics and why the economists get rid of humans’ goals and motivations. It is shown in the article that the human who decides in present is absolutely different from the human who decides over time. Many economists neglected this problem because they want…Read more
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171Value-free economics’ road towar Value-free economics’ road towards epistemological hubris. The use and abuse of mathematics by economistsPhilosophical Problems in Science 67 153-202. 2019.The goal of the article is to substantiate that despite the criticism the paradigm in economics will not change because of the axiomatic assumptions of value-free economics. How these assumptions work is demonstrated on the example of Gary Becker’s economic approach which is analyzed from the perspective of scientific research programme. The author indicates hard core of economic approach and the protective belt which makes hard core immune from any criticism. This immunity leads economists to b…Read more
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35Droga ekonomii wolnej od wartościowania do epistemologicznej pychy. Użycie i nadużycie matematyki przez ekonomistówPhilosophical Problems in Science 67 153-202. 2019.The goal of the article is to substantiate that despite the criticism the paradigm in economics will not change because of the axiomatic assumptions of value-free economics. How these assumptions work is demonstrated on the example of Gary Becker’s economic approach which is analyzed from the perspective of scientific research programme. The author indicates hard core of economic approach and the protective belt which makes hard core immune from any criticism. This immunity leads economists to b…Read more
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Academy of Economics, WroclawAssistant Professor
Academy of Economics, Wroclaw
PhD, 2019
Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland