>Hello Nicky, > >I'm very grateful that you replied...i always end up doubting that I >have made any sense at all when writing on these issues! > Me too! But it is a always a lot of fun, and a very constructive process to disagree with you. So, many thanx for the multifaceted thought provocations. I think our basic differences arise out of the way that we distinguish (me) or don't distinguish (you) between theories that apply to the physical world and those that apply to the social world. i.e. I agree with you that we can choose between a theory that tells us to jump out the window and one that tells us to leave by the door because the theory has to do with readily 'observable' results; I'm not convinced the same reasoning applies to choices between theories about the social world of human interactions - I guess I remain a fan of Duhem-Quine. comradely, Nicky ---------------------------------- Nicola Mostyn (Taylor) Faculty of Economics Murdoch University Australia Telephone: 61-8-9385 1130
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