Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!]

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Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!]
From: Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:11:02 -0700
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Sandwichman wrote:
> Economic transactions, furthermore, can 'profitably' be viewed as instances
> of persuasion.

Obviously economic transactions involve persuasion. But unlike
rhetoric and persuasion, economic transactions (in a market setting)
involve actual transfer of property rights between individuals. It's
not just talk; it's action.

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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- [Pen-l] GM bankruptcy, Louis Proyect Mon 01 Jun 2009, 22:13 GMT
- Re: [Pen-l] Inflation Propaganda Film, Jim Devine Mon 01 Jun 2009, 17:10 GMT
- Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!], Jim Devine Mon 01 Jun 2009, 16:43 GMT
  - Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!], Sandwichman Sat 06 Jun 2009, 17:25 GMT
    - Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!], Jim Devine Sat 06 Jun 2009, 17:39 GMT
      
      Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!], Sandwichman Sat 06 Jun 2009, 18:00 GMT
      
      Re: [Pen-l] Literary criticism and economics [was: It's the metonymy, stupid!], Jim Devine Sat 06 Jun 2009, 18:13 GMT
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