[PEN-L:11665] Re: Clarification

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

I was away for a couple of days. I am sorry that this thread fell off of the wagon. I think it was one of the best I have seen since being on this list. Both the substantive and epistemological questions and range of opinions was strikingly clear, I thought. I don't know. Maybe it is just me.

I learned a lot from the expert economic historians here. I've noticed that e-mail threads don't usually go anywhere unless there is some disagreement. I take this to be a demonstration of the principles of dialectics: contradiction is what underlies movement and change, including in thought. So, I can say that even those with whom I disagree on this topic were necessary for the development of the collective thought.

I know it is your job to keep the contradictions from becoming too antagonistic, so...

Oh well, c'est la vie ( or is this la guerre ?).

CB

>>> <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/24/99 12:24AM >>>

I sympathize with Jim B. and everyone else who has become frustrated with
this the participants displayed pen-l at its best.  Now, it has
degenerated.  For that reason, I called for an end.

Everybody wants to get in the last word, so it goes on.
 --
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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