Searching for a Scientific Paradigm in Ecological Economics: The History of Ecological Economic Thought, 1880s-1930s

被引:10
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作者
Franco, Marco P. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Ctr Desenvolvimento & Planejamento Reg, Fac Ciencias Econ, Ave Presidente Antonio Carlos 6627, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
关键词
Ecological economics; Ecological economic thought; Social energetics; Scientific paradigm; Scientific metaparadigm; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SOCIOLOGY; SCIENCE; TRENDS; ROOTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.022
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
This paper addresses the history of ecological economic thought (EET) in the period between the 1880s and 1930s, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the early history of modem ecological economics, as well as to the current position of the discipline in relation to its values, goals, methods and contents. EET is defined as the ideas concerning the interlinkages between ecology and economics and described through the analysis of the flows and stocks of energy and matter, including their economic implications for the processes of social provisioning and cultural development. The diversity of EET is analyzed in terms of dissimilar positions mainly concerning energy as a determinant of cultural development and the normative aspects involving resource distribution, social ideals and policy-making. Social energetics is identified as a foundation of EET. These definitions are then used to argue for the formation of a scientific metaparadigm, falling short of a full-scale Kuhnian scientific paradigm. In addition, insights are drawn concerning paradigm formation in modem ecological economics and how this paradigm formation is related to the on-going debate among ecological economists on the benefits and limits of the adoption of a broad methodological pluralism.
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页码:195 / 203
页数:9
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