In pursuit of the rarest of birds: an interview with Gilbert Faccarello

Methods in the history of economic thought

“…This leads to a broader vision of the craft and skills of the historian of economic thought, in terms of hermeneutics, that is, the process, principles and methods of interpretation of the contemporary and historical meanings of economic writings (Emmett 2003;Faccarello 2014). This may imply a new way of dealing with textual exegesis of the published works of past economists, inviting emphasis on the importance of biographical evidence, the relevance of archival materials, the role of the wider philosophical and political contexts and their interference in setting the economist's mind.…”