A prolific author and interdisciplinary scholar, McCloskey is known for defending classical liberal values across economics, history, and philosophy. Her work challenges conventional economic narratives by emphasizing dignity, ethics, and rhetoric in the rise of prosperity. She argues that the “Great Enrichment,” the massive improvement in global living standards, was driven not by material forces alone but by the spread of liberal ideas that elevated the individual.
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