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    Challenges→Friedman's own methodology in 'Essays in Positive Economics' invokes predictive success as a criterion, demonstrating economists already implicitly accept philosophical standards of empirical evaluation.

    Implicit acceptance differs from explicit philosophical awareness; economists may use predictive criteria without understanding or endorsing underlying epistemological assumptions.

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    Epistemological assumptions(in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    Hidden beliefs about how we know things and what counts as knowledge that are built into a theory without being stated openly.
    Explicit philosophical awareness(as used in epistemology)
    Openly and consciously understanding the deeper ideas and assumptions behind something, and being able to talk about them clearly.
    Implicit acceptance(as used in epistemology)
    Agreeing with or using something without openly saying so or fully thinking about it—just doing it naturally without questioning.
    Predictive criteria(as used in economics and philosophy)
    The standards or rules used to make guesses about what will happen in the future—in economics, the methods used to forecast economic trends.
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