This paper provides a taxonomy and evaluation of five common arguments against pluralism in economics: (1) the claim … its own, (3) the assertion that pluralism means "anything goes" and is thus unscientific, (4) the claim that economics … that economics is already pluralist, (2) the argument that if there was the need for greater plurality, it would emerge on …

Warren Samuels was an influential proponent of methodological pluralism in economics. This short paper discusses his … understanding of methodological pluralism, and argues that it is based on three distinct components: (1) his critique of the idea … the charge of skepticism. The paper closes with a brief discussion of what Samuels’ methodological pluralism might tell us …

Samuels always saw the history of economics as intellectual history ( Samuels, 1974 ). The history of economics could … economics, Samuels argued that it turns out to be more far-reaching than it initially appears when one considers the character …