Stephen E Philion wrote:
Yes, but Jerry you have to explain why you recommend that Doug
a) choose a liberal school that charges outrageous tution rates that most
working class students cannot afford instead of the Marxist School, which
is much cheaper and run by a group of admisitrators who
Friends,
I do not know why comrade Levy is so bitter. Who needs this stuff? I doubt
Doug needs to go back to school though it would be nice to think of pen-l as a
school in which we all can learn rahter than make smart aleck remarks.
michael yates
In a message dated 97-11-01 21:26:21 EST, you write:
my vote is that Doug should go to
SUNY--Stonybrook. For game theory.
Hey, hey, hey! My mother graduated from stony brook in the early 1970s. Her
graduating class all wore gas masks in protest against the war. We (her kids
-- only five of
Gerald Levy wrote:
If it is really true that you "don't know the
answer to this", then you should consider either going back to school
(since you live in NYC, you could apply at the New School) or changing
your occupation (perhaps you might make a decent English Lit instructor).
If having made
On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, Gerald Levy wrote:
Yes, but Jerry you have to explain why you recommend that Doug
a) choose a liberal school that charges outrageous tution rates that most
working class students cannot afford instead of the Marxist School, which
is much cheaper and run by a group of
Gil Skillman wrote:
And forget the New or Marxist Schools, my vote is that Doug should go to
SUNY--Stonybrook. For game theory. [Hah, that'll shake him up.]
Last time I checked, there were quite a few (mathematics) courses on game
theory at NYU (a short walk away from the New School). The
Gil wrote:
Jerry writes:
Look: you can't have it both ways: either value categories are important
or they are not...
Jerry, this seems uncharacteristically dogmatic of you.
There is nothing dogmatic in one's pointing out that someone has:
a) avoided repeatedly answering a question;
b)
Gil Skillman wrote:
And forget the New or Marxist Schools, my vote is that Doug should go to
SUNY--Stonybrook. For game theory.
I'd prefer dentistry without anesthesia.
Doug
Jerry writes, anent Doug:
Amazing ... you haven't "made up your mind" yet about value theory, but
have just written a "Marxist" work claiming to be about political economy.
Whether or not it's "Marxist", Doug's book is certainly "about political
economy", and the validity and relevance of his
Stephen E Philion wrote:
state and take a position. If it is really true that you "don't know the
answer to this", then you should consider either going back to school
Jerry is staking out a very elitist intellectual position here that only
in school do we learn anything.
You had to cut
Doug Henwood wrote previously:
Value categories may be important for examining the inner dynamics of
capitalist economies,
which led me to note:
Well ... that's certainly a wishy-washy statement.
and then ask:
Are they important or are they not? If they are important, how are they
Doug Henwood wrote:
If having made up your mind about everything is a mark of sophistication,
then I think both knowledge and politics could do with a little more
naivete.
Amazing ... you haven't "made up your mind" yet about value theory, but
have just written a "Marxist" work claiming to
Jerry writes:
Look: you can't have it both ways: either value categories are important
or they are not...
Jerry, this seems uncharacteristically dogmatic of you. Aside from matters
of faith, the only way to gauge the "importance" of value categories is
according to their relevance in
Gerald Levy wrote:
Thus, the issue is confronting anti-theory biases, imho.
Jerry, you've caught me out. If I weren't scheduled to visit Chico (on
Michael Perelman's invitation) this week, I'd jump out the window right
next to me. I promise, though, as soon as I get back, I'll end my miserable
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