Hello Rob, Thank you for sharing your ideas. With a subject like like economics I bet it is hard to find a way to make it accessible to people like me, those who have been taught Neoclassical Economics through out their schooling, but always felt like the theories were incomplete. Using "Fantasy" verses "Science" camp is one way of framing these two different concepts, and I can tell the tone of the piece is very tongue in cheek. However, maybe you should consider using a term a bit more neutral than "Fantasy" Camp. I agree with your ideas, but find the delivery to be (perhaps unintentionally) aggressive. As someone who speaks with people on both sides about climate change and ecology, I would love to have this information presented in a form that I could bring to people from all sides of the debate.
Keep doing your good work. Thanks, Katie Rose Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:49:27 -0400 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rob_Dietz?= <[email protected]> > Subject: Triumph of Fantasy over Science > > I have posted part one of a two-part essay on why neoclassical economics > continues to dominate ecological economics on campus, in the boardroom, a= > nd > in the halls of government (despite the fact that ecological economics ha= > s a > much stronger foundation of logic and scientific rigor). In part one, I > focus on why we find ourselves stuck in an economic framework that > undermines ecological systems. In part two, I'll turn to how to get out = > of > this mess. > > http://steadystate.org/fantasy-over-science-part-1/ > > Thanks -- see you at the ESA conference in Portland, > Rob > > Editor, Daly News >
