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Economics has at least one problem in common with theological metaphysics, a situation which suggests, but does not prove, that economic reasoning tends necessarily to make assumptions comparable to those made by theology and therefore has an inexorable metaphysical character.
Originally published in Economic Forum, vol. 15 (Summer 1984), pp. 1–7.
The author is obligated to John Davis, Zoreh Emami, John P. Henderson, Allan Schmid and Stephen Woodbury for comments on an earlier draft.
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Samuels, W.J. (1992). Economics and Theology: The Fundamental Common Problem. In: Essays on the Methodology and Discourse of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12371-1_18
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