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To: MeDroogies who wrote (3213)	4/24/2001 11:05:26 AM
From: Kid Rock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

OT out of curiosity, what language to you think in? i can speak some Greek, however I find myself thinking English and translating in my brain as I speak

To: MeDroogies who wrote (3213)	4/24/2001 11:21:54 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Schumpeter, eh? You're the second person who's recommended Schumpeter to me in the space of a week or so. I may have to put my tail between my legs and retract the nasty things I said about him - perhaps I was misinformed. While I was checking out the word "autodidactly," I came across the Autodidact's Journal, and found this, which perfectly expresses my criticism of Schumpeter, whom, I confess, I haven't actually read. >>Every moment is absolutely unique. There are no similarities from one moment to the next. That we can abstract apparent similarities and put them to use is undeniable, but should not delude us into mistaking our abstractions for the Universe. ("You can't eat the menu" -- Robert Anton Wilson) Induction and pattern-recognition are useful tools but depend on throwing out nearly all of our information in order to be left only with that which we want -- and when we can't even find that, we change what we want. This latter process is called "learning".<< monad.com I liked it so much that I put the Wilson quote on my profile - and now you are telling me you like Schumpeter. Some kind of strange synchronicity going on - guess I have to read some Schumpeter. I'm muddling through the history of the Great Depression - we've been discussing it and other similar concepts on another thread - Subject 50984

To: MeDroogies who wrote (3213)	4/24/2001 11:56:08 PM
From: tradermike_1999	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

I have a masters in econometrics and economic history from the New School for Social Research. What is it like to attend the New School for Social Research? How is it different from other colleges? I read a couple books by a professor sponsored by them about the political economy of the US after the Civil War. Two of the most brilliant US history books I've ever read. I was a graduate student in the UVA history department a few years ago. A few students thought I was the conservative of the history deparment although I spent most of my time allied with Marxists and a few neo-cons battling against postmodern liberalism.