This essay offers a philosophical analysis of the language of economics proposed by Andrzej Leder in the book Ekonomia to stan umysłu [Economy is a state of mind] (2023). It addresses the semantics of economic discourse and its cognitive and ethical consequences. Leder raises questions about the role of economics as a symbolic system that helps people manage excess and constructs a coherent image of the world, thereby granting economic reason dominance over the language of ethical relations. He proposes an original conceptual framework, rooted in Lacanian psychoanalysis, to interpret the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and the development of financial capitalism. The author of this essay undertakes a critical reconstruction of Leder’s central argument, while also pointing to the challenges that critical theory faces today in a world dominated by expert narratives.
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