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Tony Lawson is a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. He is renowned for his work in social ontology, critical realism, and the philosophical critique of mainstream economics. His research emphasizes the need for methods in economics that align with the open, relational, and processual nature of social reality, challenging the dominance of mathematical modeling.
- Education: BSc in Pure Mathematics (University of London), MSc in Economics (London School of Economics), PhD in Economics and Politics (University of Cambridge).
- Roles: Co-editor of the Cambridge Journal of Economics, former director of the Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies, co-founder of the Cambridge Realist Workshop and Cambridge Social Ontology Group.
Lawson critiques the mainstream economics' reliance on mathematical models as inappropriate for analyzing social phenomena, advocating instead for an ontological turn to make explicit the nature of social reality in economic analysis. His work spans feminist economics, heterodox theory, and debates on neoclassical economics, emphasizing pluralism and the interconnectedness of social structures, ethics, and human agency.
Lawson’s contributions include seminal works like Economics and Reality (1997) and The Nature and State of Modern Economics (2015). He has engaged in debates with scholars such as Edward Fullbrook and Jamie Morgan, and ontologists like John Searle, Doug Porpora, and Colin Wight. His recent articles focus on social positioning theory, quantum social theorizing, and the ontological basis of money and ethics.
