But that's not expertise, right, if it's nothing more than that. Expertise means knowing how to do things, special skills or knowledge. Maybe your example shows the misuse of real expertise (math skills) to obfuscate, maintain hierarchy, etc., rather than to promote economic analysis. jks
> >that expertise is sometimes nothing more than the artificial creation of >hierarchy. > >On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 05:41:18PM +0000, Justin Schwartz wrote: > > > > : Expertise > > >Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:29:06 -0700 > > > > > >Writing about expertise, I think that we should recall how Alfred >Marshall > > >revamped econ. education -- making it more mathematical, even though he > > >himself rejected the idea that math was useful for economics -- just to > > >make it more difficult for outsiders to comment on economic matters. > > > > > > > Your point? > > > > jks > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > >-- >Michael Perelman >Economics Department >California State University >Chico, CA 95929 > >Tel. 530-898-5321 >E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
