{"product_id":"the-organization-of-inquiry-paperback","title":"The Organization of Inquiry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon Tullock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles K. Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Organization of Inquiry, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e the third volume in Liberty Fund's \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Works of Gordon Tullock, \u003c\/em\u003e was originally published by Duke University Press in 1966. This is a treatise by one of the most stalwart practitioners of the scientific method in political economy--Gordon Tullock. Charles K. Rowley, Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University, writes in his introduction to this book, \"From a purely technical perspective, this book stands out as his  Tullock's] best-written single authored work. The book sets out his own views on scientific method--views that he would faithfully reflect in all of his subsequent scholarship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Tullock focuses attention on the organization of science, raising important questions about scientific inquiry and specifically about the problems of science as a social system. Tullock poses such questions as how do scientists engage in apparently cooperative contributions in the absence of hierarchic organization and why are scientific contributions worthy, for the most part, of the public's trust? Throughout \u003cem\u003eThe Organization of Inquiry, \u003c\/em\u003e he sets out to answer these questions and many more through a pioneering exploration of the interrelationship between economics and the philosophy of science, much of which defied then conventional wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in any scientific endeavor will find the combination of Tullock's powerful logic, his sharp forensic skills, and his barbed wit completely elucidating and helpful to their pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordon Tullock\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Law at George Mason University, where he was Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Study of Public Choice and University Professor of Law and Economics. He also taught at the University of South Carolina, the University of Virginia, Rice University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the University of Arizona. In 1966 he founded the journal that became Public Choice and remained its editor until 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles K. Rowley\u003c\/strong\u003e was Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University. He was also General Director of the Locke Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 466\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758053130528,"sku":"9780865975330","price":18.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ec56e8a6d766c63304490a9e30b6c88.webp?v=1780117221","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-organization-of-inquiry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}