ABSTRACT

This article aims to defend a novel account of pluralism in economics. First, it argues that what justifies pluralism is its epistemological benefits. Second, it acknowledges that pluralism has limits, and defends reasonable pluralism, or the view that we should only accept those theories and methods that can be justified by their communities with reasons that other communities can accept. Clearly, reasonable pluralism is an ideal, which requires economists of different persuasions to respect certain norms of communication while evaluating each other’s theories. The article ends with a discussion of the conditions under which reasonable communication becomes possible.

摘要

本文旨在捍卫经济学中多元主义的新颖解释。首先，它认为证明多元主义合理的是它在认识论上的好处。其次，它承认多元主义有局限性，并捍卫合理的多元主义，即我们应该只接受那些可以被他们的社区以其他社区可以接受的理由来证明的理论和方法。显然，合理多元主义是一种理想，它要求不同派别的经济学家在评价彼此的理论时尊重一定的交流规范。文章最后讨论了合理沟通成为可能的条件。