McCloskey, economics as conversation, and Sprachethik

M. S. Park, S. A. Kayatekin

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    Abstract

    In writing about the 'rhetoric of economics'-particularly about the standards which prevent situations where 'anything goes' in argument-McCloskey takes an eclectic approach to two philosophical positions, based on Rorty and Habermas respectively. But these positions, despite sharing some common aspects, also differentiate themselves from each other sharply in important ways. In this paper, it is argued that this eclecticism of McCloskey is not coherent, as a result of her not completely grasping the fundamental differences between these two positions, and that this incoherence has damaging implications for her project of the rhetoric of economics.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)565-580
    Number of pages16
    JournalCambridge Journal of Economics
    Volume24
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

    Keywords

    • Habermas
    • McCloskey
    • Methodology
    • Rhetoric
    • Sprachethik

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Economics and Econometrics

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