tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post116481697210074645..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1165076824023391402006-12-02T11:27:00.000-05:002006-12-02T11:27:00.000-05:00Try the veal...Try the veal...Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164995686372144702006-12-01T12:54:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:54:00.000-05:00AND the same way that Bush is the favorite politic...AND the same way that Bush is the favorite politician of folks who don't know much about politics! Thankew! Thankew! I'll be here all week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164995606872527602006-12-01T12:53:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:53:00.000-05:00Marx seems to still be a darling of much of the in...<I>Marx seems to still be a darling of much of the intellectual left *outside* of econ depts...LitCritters and such.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, right. Marx is the favorite economist of people who don't know much about economics in much the same way that Ayn Rand is the favorite philosopher of people who don't know much about philosophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164907921063734142006-11-30T12:32:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:32:00.000-05:00I don't know where Tom Van Dyke went to school, bu...I don't know where Tom Van Dyke went to school, but it's most certainly not true where I and my friends went to school. <BR/><BR/>Smith and Marx were both included not only in economics courses, but also in Western Civilization/History courses. <BR/><BR/>And regarding economics specifically, they both have something of value to add, Smith considerably more than Marx. Marx correctly identified Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164902271385997842006-11-30T10:57:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:57:00.000-05:00Interesting point. Wish there were some hard data...Interesting point. Wish there were some hard data on this stuff. Marx seems to still be a darling of much of the intellectual left *outside* of econ depts...LitCritters and such...though I'm given to believe that he's officially bad in the eyes of the PoMos b/c he advocates a "grand meta-narrative." <BR/><BR/>It's baffled me for a long time how enamored parts of the intellectual left is with Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164871946261304022006-11-30T02:32:00.000-05:002006-11-30T02:32:00.000-05:00It's actually interesting that you choose that spe...It's actually interesting that you choose that specific example, Tom, because I have not found that to be true . . . at least not in any of the econ classes I've taken.<BR/><BR/>As much as many departments tend to skew left, I've not yet found a single econ department that hasn't skewed hard right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164862032459193292006-11-29T23:47:00.000-05:002006-11-29T23:47:00.000-05:00That one could go through school without Adam Smit...<I>That one could go through school without Adam Smith (who is very much alive) yet be conversant in Marx (who is dead, dead, dead) is the real tragedy.</I><BR/><BR/>I would agree with this, except I'm not sure it's actually the case - it wasn't the case in my microeconomics class 10 years ago, it's not true of my wife's Intro to Econ class today. So I'm asking, in all humility: where exactly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164849953436280892006-11-29T20:25:00.000-05:002006-11-29T20:25:00.000-05:00As I wrote below about the news, my problem isn't ...As I wrote below about the news, my problem isn't the nonsense that is taught, but the good stuff that ain't. That one could go through school without Adam Smith (who is very much alive) yet be conversant in Marx (who is dead, dead, dead) is the real tragedy.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164840127968477202006-11-29T17:42:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:42:00.000-05:00I don't know what to do Chris. I'm not even sugge...I don't know what to do Chris. I'm not even suggesting any options. I honestly just want us to recognize that there's something of a problem and think about it more-or-less calmly.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164830025344044702006-11-29T14:53:00.000-05:002006-11-29T14:53:00.000-05:00Somewhat germane to this topic: Winston, you've ra...Somewhat germane to this topic: Winston, you've railed against Orson Scott Card in the past, and his <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765316110?ie=UTF8&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0765316110" REL="nofollow">latest book</A> (blue states break away from the US, start new American civil war) is a wonder to behold. In particular, <A HREF="http://www.hatrack.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164818709691141432006-11-29T11:45:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:45:00.000-05:00Amen. Testify, brother/sister, testify...Amen. Testify, brother/sister, testify...Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1164818056945822622006-11-29T11:34:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:34:00.000-05:00Yeah, I had the same experience living in Berkeley...Yeah, I had the same experience living in Berkeley for a while: "Wait a moment, I thought I was fairly liberal. Why do all these people sound insane to me?"<BR/><BR/>I think it comes down to reason. There are those on both the right and the left who view reason as (respectively) a tool of the devil or a tool of the patriarchy. I have no patience for these idiots, whether they agree with me on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com