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Re: The Games Economists Play...


On Mon, 17 Oct 1994, Eric Nilsson wrote (in the course of arguing that
mathetmatical models are like poetry, and with possibly similar truth
status):

>
> (Here, I am speaking of the poetry of people like Wallace Stevens and W.C.
> Williams).
>

Two relevant quotes from Wally Stevens:

1) "Money is a kind of poetry."

and

2) [and here I'm paraphrasing] the trick is to believe in a fiction you
know to be a fiction...


Doug

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