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Alan G Isaac <[log in to unmask]>
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Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Aug 2015 15:17:50 -0400
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Michael Perelman quoted:
> "A belief in deterministic structures is a superstition."


Not sure about that translation:
5.1361
Die Ereignisse der Zukunft können wir nicht aus den gegenwärtigen erschließen.
Der Glaube an den Kausalnexus ist der Aberglaube.

In any case, I think that section was part of a defense
of logical reasoning rather than an attack on empirical science.

Alan Isaac

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