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Animal spirits in his soup: a look at the methodology and rhetoric of The General Theory

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Part of Keynes' 'struggle of escape from habitual modes of thought and expression' (Keynes 1960: viii) involves an implicit attempt to break with the methodology as well as the theory of the past. Unfortunately the rhetorical strategy Keynes adopted in The General Theoryblurred this attempt. As a result, it is only by examining both the methodology and rhetoric embedded in this work that it becomes possible to understand the book as a coherent whole. This paper demonstrates the validity of taking such an approach.

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  • Craig Freedman, 1995. "Animal spirits in his soup: a look at the methodology and rhetoric of The General Theory," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(1), pages 79-104.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecmet:v:2:y:1995:i:1:p:79-104
    DOI: 10.1080/13501789500000004
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