From: Mongiovi Gary (mongiovg@STJOHNS.EDU)
Date: Tue May 13 2003 - 11:33:56 EDT
I agree the word is overused, but how would you define "genius", Jerry? Gary Gary Mongiovi, Co-editor Review of Political Economy Economics & Finance Department St John's University Jamaica, NEW YORK 11439 USA Tel: +1 (718) 990-7380 FAX: +1 (718) 990-1868 E-mail: mongiovg@stjohns.edu -----Original Message----- From: OPE-L [mailto:OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU] On Behalf Of glevy@PRATT.EDU Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 11:22 AM To: OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: (OPE-L) a genius? (was "Re: value and labour") Andy wrote on Tuesday, May 13: > I agree Sraffa is a genius to be taken extremely seriously. By all means, let's take Sraffa's writings seriously. But, a "genius"? How so? "Genius", like "hero", is one of those words that has become, imo, too generally used to describe exceptional people or actions. Perhaps Marx was a genius ... I'm not sure. I can't think of any figures in the history of political economy who could be described accurately as a genius. Can you or others on the list think of a "genius" in the history of political economy and economics? There were certainly some serious intellectuals and scholars in the history of Marxism (Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg, Gramsci come to mind), but I don't really think they were geniuses. Is there any Marxist since Marx who could fairly be described as being a genius? In solidarity, Jerry
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