I don't have time to finish this book within this decade, but Mirowsky's MACHINE DREAMS is indeed excellent. It's very well written. It's interesting that he contrasts neoclassical economics (which is anti-cyborg) and the cyborgian orthodoxy. He's absolutely right that economists always quote that Robbinsian self-definition of economics being about "allocation of scarce resources among competing ends" -- and nowadays do all sorts of economics that doesn't fit under that rubric. JD
-----Original Message----- From: michael perelman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 4/11/02 8:07 PM Subject: [PEN-L:24839] Re: Nash equilibrium's relevance Again, Phil Mirowski's new book is excellent on this. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
