The Rhetoric of Economics
Download or Read eBook The Rhetoric of Economics PDF written by Deirdre N. McCloskey and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1998-05-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Deirdre N. McCloskey |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 1998-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780299158132 |
ISBN-13 | : 0299158136 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Economics by : Deirdre N. McCloskey
Book excerpt: A classic in its field, this pathbreaking book humanized the scientific rhetoric of economics to reveal its literary soul. Economics needs to admit that it, like other sciences, works with metaphors and stories. Its most mathematical and statistical moments are properly dominated by comparison and narration, that is to say, human persuasion. The book was McCloskey's opening move in the development of a "humanomics," and unification of the sciences and the humanities on the field of ordinary business life.