When it’s used in ethical constructions — which it often is — it really seems to from my perspective. If we want to look at it purely as an analytical tool, then I’d just argue that it’s overly-simplistic. And I do argue that.

The insistence that economics can only be understood through purely deductive reasoning is definitely not a claim I can get behind.

The fact that in complex systems, we cannot possibly account for all the variables does not mean that methodological individualism is the only way to understand the world.