Ontological commitments of ethics and economics

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Harrison, Karey. 2013. "Ontological commitments of ethics and economics." Economic Thought. 2 (1), pp. 1-19.
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Ontological commitments of ethics and economics

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AuthorHarrison, Karey
Journal TitleEconomic Thought
Journal Citation2 (1), pp. 1-19
Number of Pages19
Year2013
Place of PublicationBristol, United Kingdom
Web Address (URL)http://et.worldeconomicsassociation.org/issues/2013-2-1/
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This paper analyses the cognitive image schemas structuring the ontological commitments of dominant conceptions of ethics and economics to show that the content of economics is implicated in conceptions of ethics, and that these conceptions cannot be separated from questions of research and professional ethics. This analysis of the metaphoric structuring of the ontological commitments of ethics and economics is based on an extension of Kuhn's construct sense of 'paradigm' as concrete analogy; and on techniques of metaphoric analysis developed in cognitive linguistics. Analysis of the iconic and schematic representations of the concrete analogies and idealised cognitive models structuring economic and ethical theories expose both shared and conflicting ontological commitments.

Keywordseconomic theory; ethical theory; ontology; metaphor; cognitive linguistics; paradigm
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020380399. Economic theory not elsewhere classified
500107. Professional ethics
520401. Cognition
500309. Metaphysics
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Byline AffiliationsAustralian Centre for Sustainable Catchments
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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