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This research aims to defend and extend the ontological stack concept in economics, highlighting the role of reflexivity.

June 12, 2026Open Access

Reflexivity, Moral-Scientific Entanglement, and the Normative Commitments of Neoclassical Economics

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This research aims to defend and extend the ontological stack concept in economics, highlighting the role of reflexivity.
Mechanistic reconstruction of reflexive dynamics in economics.
Integration of concepts from complexity science, including coarse-graining and effective downward causation.
Application of the framework to analyze the neoclassical paradigm's normative commitments.
Reflexivity is identified as a causal process influencing economic agents' internal models.
The neoclassical paradigm's commitments center around the fulfillment of desires, shaping agent behavior.
Philosophical anthropology adds a normative dimension, necessitating explicit visibility and defensibility in economic choices.

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Thesis explores how reflexivity influences economic theories and shapes agents' perceptions, implying normative obligations.

Benjamin Yates (2026) studied this question.

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