me: > > I don't think that the SRPE (a.k.a., the "economics Nobel") is an > > adoption certificate.
Julio: > Take Gerard Debreu. take Gerard Debreu ... please! > What work of his in either pure or applied > topology -- or any other branch of math -- has given him more > prominence than Theory of Value? Was he ever the president of the > Mathematical Association of America? Of the Société Mathématique de > la France? Of the Cowles Commission for Research in Mathematics? No, > no, and no. He was president of the American Economics Association, > member of the CC for R in Economics, etc. Is there any popular book > titled "Eminent Mathematicians" containing some interview of Gerard > Debreu? No. It turns out that there's a book titled "Eminent > *Economists*" that interviews him. Etc. This misses my point. I said: >> The Ekon (the dominant political force in the actually-existing economics profession these days, not the ones that I would ever want to read except as part of study of social pathology) treat Debreu as having "proven the Invisible Hand" and then move on. They haven't adopted him.<< Perhaps I should have clarified. But that adds too much text, making my posts even longer. When I referred to the Ekon (neoliberal neoclassicals) as the "dominant political force," I'm referring to the profession's public face, as seen in intro textbooks, etc. > Kahneman is still around. He continues producing. Who knows where > his career may take him in the future. So, take Tversky. Most > likely, his work will be remembered for his contribution to the > *economic* theory of risk and uncertainty. Or, where are his > important contributions to other branches of psychology? Dan Zale already answered this question. > But let's not quibble more about this. I can concede this to you > entirely. okay. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
