Contrapuntos en torno al concepto, metodología y enseñanza de la economía: notas críticas para comprender la construcción y transmisión del conocimiento en las ciencias económicas

Abstract

Without wishing to discredit or devalue efforts in building the economic theory, this article aims to destabilize the notion of the concept conventional economics as a science and (de)build it to transcend scarcity as object study of it; and unravel the traits and the sense of building oriented methodology of scientific thought in economics, with special emphasis on neo/positivist epistemology dominant and alternative paradigms within the discipline. For fulfill this purpose is important to turn to the history of economic thought and understanding its rugged conceptual and epistemological evolution; while it is recognizing that the economy is not a homogeneous science, although marked by the predominance of a particular approach that not only affects academia, but also extends its influence to the design of public policies. In sum, this critical analysis is an invitation to dialogue between economics and political science, as well as the exercise of interdisciplinary research and teaching

Keywords

• ciencia económica
• metodología económica
• epistemología neo/positivista
• enseñanza de la economía