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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
Doug Henwood [dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx]
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- Thread context:
- Re: The Games Economists Play..., (continued)
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
James K. Galbraith Sat 15 Oct 1994, 20:11 GMT
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
Trond Andresen Mon 17 Oct 1994, 14:24 GMT
- Dynamics,
Herbert Gintis Tue 18 Oct 1994, 02:53 GMT
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
Eric Nilsson Mon 17 Oct 1994, 15:21 GMT
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
GALBRAITH . JAMES Mon 17 Oct 1994, 17:35 GMT
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
Eric Nilsson Mon 17 Oct 1994, 22:15 GMT
- Re: The Games Economists Play...,
DICKENS Tue 18 Oct 1994, 16:33 GMT
- From B. Moore,
G. Langer Wed 12 Oct 1994, 20:27 GMT
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