Gründungsszenen – Eröffnungszüge des Theoretisierens am Beispiel von Heinrich Popitz‘ Machtsoziologie

Abstract

Neuroeconomics has the potential to fundamentally change the way economics is done. This article identifies the ways in which this will occur, pitfalls of this approach, and areas where progress has already been made. The value of neuroeconomics studies for social policy lies in the quality, replicability, and relevance of the research produced. While most economists will not contribute to the neuroeconomics literature, we contend that most economists should be reading these studies.

Why Are Most Published Research Findings Under-Theorized?

“…German-speaking scholars in particular seem to have increasingly tur ned toward different methods and aspects of building social theory that go beyond a narrow conception of theory as set of falsifiable propositions (e.g., Anicker, 2020;Büttner, 2021;Beregow, 2021;Farzin & Laux, 2014;Farzin & Laux, 2016;Krämer, 2015). Furthermore, the practice of doing theory has to be reflected as a social activity (not only the activity of an individual genius or craftsperson) that needs a sound basis in experience and existing thought, but that is not automatically without biases because it is done systematically, and that always requires a critically distance to previous approaches.…”