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New Book Challenges Economic Imperialism and Math Models

Original: 📚️ False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: The Limits of Mathematical Market Models "The book is a formidable analysis

A new book critiques modern economics for relying too heavily on mathematical market models, arguing the discipline's methods have epistemic limits and should not spread into other social sciences. Early commentary praises it as a formidable analysis of economics' methodological overreach, calling it a significant counter to the field's growing influence across academia.

Why now: Ongoing debate in academia about whether economics' mathematical methods should dominate other social sciences

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• 📚️ False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: The Limits of Mathematical Market Models "The book is a formidable analysis of the epistemic limitations of modern-day economics and marks a significant counter to its methodology’s encroachment across the wider social sciences." 🔗… · bibliolater@vivaldi.net · 4

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