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

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.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Peter, Fabienne
Published in:	Cambridge Journal of Economics. - Oxford University Press. - Vol. 25.2001, 5, p. 571-89
Publisher:	Oxford University Press

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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