Gedankenexperimente im ökonomischen Überschuss. Wissenschaft und Ökonomie bei Ernst Mach.

Autor/in	Wulz, Monika
Titel	Gedankenexperimente im ökonomischen Überschuss. Wissenschaft und Ökonomie bei Ernst Mach.
Quelle	In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, (2015) 1, S.59-76Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0170-6233
DOI	10.1002/bewi.201501703
Schlagwörter	Resources; Socioeconomics; Detour; Economy of thought; Popper‐Lynkeus, Josef; Überschuss; Ressourcen; Thought experiments; Grundsicherung; Herrmann, Emanuel; Basic social care; Austerity; Sparsamkeit; Umweg; Sozioökonomie; Mach, Ernst; Denkökonomie; Surplus; Gedankenexperimente
Abstract	Thought Experiments of Economic Surplus: Science and Economy in Ernst Mach’s Epistemology. Thought experiments are an important element in Ernst Mach’s epistemology: They facilitate amplifying our knowledge by experimenting with thoughts; they thus exceed the empirical experience and suspend the quest for immediate utility. In an economical perspective, Mach suggested that thought experiments depended on the production of an economic surplus based on the division of labor relieving the struggle for survival of the individual. Thus, as frequently emphasized, in Mach’s epistemology, not only the ‘economy of thought’ is an important feature; instead, also the socioeconomic conditions of science play a decisive role. The paper discusses the mental and social economic aspects of experimental thinking in Mach’s epistemology and examines those within the contemporary evolutionary, physiological, and economic contexts.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/3/07