tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post6978380984717018569..comments2013-05-20T05:52:43.931+00:00Comments on Ynwa: The purely economic man is indeed close to being a social moronUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-78227553010277767202011-03-07T12:53:10.022+00:002011-03-07T12:53:10.022+00:00I will get back to this discussion - fundamentally...I will get back to this discussion - fundamentally, I think we agree - my position is, very briefly, that there's limits to reductionism and this is recognised by 'good' anthropologists and social scientists, although there is disagreement within and between disciplines where those limits are, they are based, for the most part, on decent theoretical understanding of the arguments. Politicians, however, dont understand the arguments at all, but often latch on to 'pop science' interpretations that support their prejudices. THis is an area I want to explore further, and was about to. However, a number of assignment deadlines and crises have emerged (a bit like grounded theory) so I cant go into this further right now due to time. I will thouggh........in the meantime, my life is reduced to watching the odd match and writing, writing, writing.........MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562941962678964341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-39984230648387752772011-03-07T12:43:28.498+00:002011-03-07T12:43:28.498+00:00I saw that. I've always liked Kuyt. :)I saw that. I've always liked Kuyt. :)JoeyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347415833938992784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-78782608720997573362011-03-06T16:33:05.356+00:002011-03-06T16:33:05.356+00:00JUst wrote a brilliant comment replying. Then watc...JUst wrote a brilliant comment replying. Then watched Dirk Kuyt spank the third goal home against Man U. Am therefore drunk with happiness. <br /><br />I will return to this later...........:)MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562941962678964341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-44055844827799150872011-03-06T12:18:48.904+00:002011-03-06T12:18:48.904+00:00ok. finally. I get to disagree with one of your p...ok. finally. I get to disagree with one of your posts. :) First, the economists just borrowed the idea from mathmaticians, (Game theory for the most part). Second, these models are just that, models. Reductionist attempts to understand something complex by making it simpler. Psychologists, anthropologists, meteorologists all do it. Governments and media (and yes some bad scientists) may have hyped these up to be Representative of 'truth', but most recognize that they are just a tool in understanding the complexities of a much crazier system.<br />I also really enjoy Anna's talks about social capitol since it gets at a complaint that a lot of people throw at these game theory models - that they don't deal with the 'intangibles' of a decision like you mentioned. Very clever, these anthropologists, even if we subvert their intentions. Well, they do sort of deserve it for trying to use relativity and string theory to describe Brazilian tribes.<br />So, don't blame the methodology, for all of its idiotic uses. The government of course understands neither game theory nor social capitol. But if social capitol exists, they certainly want to find a way to tax it.JoeyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347415833938992784noreply@blogger.com