Article ID: CBB000410794

Taking Absurd Theories Seriously: Economics and the Case of Rational Addiction Theories (2004)

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Rational addiction theories illustrate how absurd choice theories in economics can serve as possibly true explanations and tools for welfare analysis despite their being poorly interpreted, empirically unfalsifiable, and based on wildly inaccurate assumptions selectively justified by ad hoc stories. The lack of transparency introduced by poorly anchored mathematical models, the psychological persuasiveness of stories, and professional neglect of relevant issues are suggested as explanations for how what we perhaps should see as displays of technical skill and ingenuity are allowed to blur the lines between science and games.

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Authors & Contributors
Minazzi, Fabio
Franco Baldini
Mario Capanna
Alberto Giovanni Biuso
Rolando Bellini
Giovanni Carrozzini
Concepts
Philosophy of science
Philosophy
Rationalism
Epistemology
Science and society
Explanation; hypotheses; theories
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
Medieval
Enlightenment
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Milan (Italy)
Italy
Institutions
School of Milan
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