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The introductory section presents the goal of this book project as well as its content. It clearly states that economics should be better comprehended as a science which does not explain by subsuming phenomena under universal laws of nature but rather by building models of these phenomena, by referring to causes, or even by investigating what is in the nature of given factors, events, or circumstances to produce. However, that does not mean the author rejects the natural law tradition in economics. This book helps also in better understanding the contemporary critique of economics. Last but not least, it should help practising economists in comprehending the kind and character of knowledge they produce.
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Hardt, Ł. (2017). Introduction. In: Economics Without Laws. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54861-6_1
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