Rhetoric vs Realism in Economic Methodology: A Critical Assessment of Recent Contributions

Fabienne Peter

Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2001, vol. 25, issue 5, 571-89

Abstract: This paper reviews the relatively new debate on rhetoric and realism in economic methodology, concentrating on its main exponents: Deirdre McCloskey on the side of rhetoric, Tony Lawson as the advocate of critical realism, and Uskali Maki, arguing for a combination of rhetoric and realism. The review highlights a blind spot in the debate, namely the opportunity to rethink critically the project of epistemology. Copyright 2001 by Oxford University Press.

Date: 2001
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