TY - BOOK ID - 48298730 TI - McCloskey's rhetoric : discourse ethics in economics PY - 2017 SN - 113437321X 1280305754 9786610305759 020371511X 0415316820 0415649978 PB - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Economics KW - Rhetoric. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Philosophy. KW - McCloskey, Deirdre N. KW - Economic theory KW - Political economy KW - Social sciences KW - Economic man KW - Language and languages KW - Speaking KW - Authorship KW - Expression KW - Literary style KW - Rhetoric KW - hierarchical KW - opposition KW - critical KW - realism KW - lucas KW - critique KW - jonathan KW - culler KW - speech KW - act UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:48298730 AB - The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that 'the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.' This unique book examines the use of rhetoric in economics, focusing on the work of Deirdre McCloskey and other major economic philosophers. McCloskey is one of the most recognizable names in economics, yet this is the first real attempt to analyze her work in book form. She views economics as ER -