[FRIAM] The Origin of Wealth and The God Delusion

[Owen Densmore]

How about giving us a hint as to why this seemed so great?!  And  
possibly why traditional economics sucks so much?  Are any of your  
talks on-line?

Thanks!

     -- Owen

Owen Densmore   http://backspaces.net


On Jan 18, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Justin Lyon wrote:

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> Colleagues,
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> I just finished reading the most amazing book:
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> _Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of
> Economics_ by Eric D. Beinhocker
>
> For those of you that heard my speeches in the UK or in Brazil on why
> traditional economics is a pseudo-science, you will know my feelings
> about most economists (with the exception of Dr. Dante Suarez and a  
> few
> others).
>
> It's like Eric wrote a manifesto for why we formed Simudyne. Thank  
> you Eric!
>
> Get thee to a bookstore and read it if you are interested in  
> simulation
> science (or complexity science or non-linear science or whatever we're
> calling it today).
>
> ;-P
>
> Oh, and I can also recommend _The God Delusion_ by Richard Dawkins.
>
> Have others on the list read these two books with their clear call to
> arms? What do you think of the books and their arguments?
>
> - --
> Best regards,
>
> Justin Lyon
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