================== HES POSTING ====================== Although a bit dated, H. H. Liebhafsky's (r.i.p) 1971 text published by Wiley & sons, _American Government and Business_ addresses not only the role of logical positivism, but compares and contrasts it with natural law and instrumentalist approaches. It also shows the philosophical ties between positivism as used in the law, and how that also relates to economics. Chapters 2 and 3 (pps. 18-39) and the Appendix (p. 565 ff.) address this issue specifically, but the entire book is built around the differences in the three approaches (actually four, since he also distinguishes between "mystical" and "secular" natural law). I also have an electronic copy (kinda rough) of the entire syllabus for that Methodology course, with readings dating back to the Greeks and ending with a few articles from the mid-'70s. Anyone who might like to have a copy, can e-mail me directly and I'll send it along. Bill Moore, Economics Department University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]