ABSTRACT
Despite exhibiting a powerful and evocative prose, the writings of G. L. S. Shackle have generally not been well received within the economics profession. This may well reflect a perception that Shackle’s writings are animated by different concerns than those deemed relevant by most economists. Unfortunately it is probably also indicative of the increasingly insular nature of contemporary economic pedagogy, where economists scribble away in blissful ignorance of the metaphysical underpinnings of their own theories.
