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Eriksson on Critical Realism: a rejoinder

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In this response to Andrew Mearman I argue that his critique suffers from a series of misrepresentations of my paper. For example, Mearman generalizes my arguments about Keynes to be about Critical Realism (CR), and he challenges my criticism of Tony Lawson's arguments by claiming that I have misrepresented CR. In fact the text of my 1998 paper does not support Mearman's claims. Furthermore, since (i) the principal aim of my paper was to question the interpretation of Keynes as a realist, and (ii) Mearman does not present any arguments suggesting how CR in its current form would refute my conclusions, his criticism must be judged doubly misdirected.

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  • Ralf Eriksson, 2006. "Eriksson on Critical Realism: a rejoinder," Review of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 113-118.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revpoe:v:18:y:2006:i:1:p:113-118
    DOI: 10.1080/09538250500255719
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    1. Ralf Eriksson, 1998. "Was Keynes a Realist?," Review of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 175-197.
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