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Determinismo e livre arbítrio nas ciências sociais: contributos matemáticos

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  • Francisco Louçã

    (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.)

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O artigo examina algumas das críticas poderosas desenvolvidas contra o paradigma do equilíbrio geral, em particular aquelas que foram apresentadas do ponto de vista de novas ideias da matemática e da física. Maxwell, Duhem, Poincaré, Hurst e Mandelbrot, como muitos outros, contrastaram o universo da simplicidade – a base do teorema do limite central e a maior parte da inferência estatística tradicional – com o universo da complexidade organizada, argumentando que a auto-poiese e a coordenação são realmente características gerais de nossos sistemas físicos ou sociais. O impacto dessas discussões em economia é apresentado, pois algumas críticas à teoria do equilíbrio geral e, em particular, ao programa da Comissão Cowles emergiram dessa intuição sobre a complexidade: Sims, Granger, Wold, Hendry e outros economistas, estatísticos ou matemáticos expressaram suas reservas em relação à tradição e cultura ortodoxas em nossa ciência. As estratégias heterodoxas atuais são discutidas na última parte do artigo. Classificação JEL: B41; B00.

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  • Francisco Louçã, 2001. "Determinismo e livre arbítrio nas ciências sociais: contributos matemáticos," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, FGV EAESP, vol. 21(2), pages 342-364, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:21:y:2001:i:2:p:342-364:id:980
    DOI: 10.1590/0101-31572001-1157
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    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches

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