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  Erasmus Seminar in Philosophy and Economics 
 
 
Fall 1995 Programme (revised) 
 
 
Time    Wednesdays at 3:30 pm 
Place   Erasmus University Rotterdam 
 
 
 
27 September 
Jack Birner (University of Maastricht) 
"Is the past really not what it used to be?" 
 
11 October  [Room D-4] 
Jack Vromen (EUR and University of Amsterdam) 
"Institutions as tacit agreements in evolutionary games" 
 
18 October  [Room D-4] 
Geert Reuten (University of Amsterdam) 
"Two notions of tendency" 
 
8 November  [Room C-5] 
Michel De Vroey (University of Louvain) 
"The concept of involuntary unemployment from Keynes to the neo-Keynesians" 
 
22 November  [Room C-1] 
Arjo Klamer (EUR) and Uskali Maki (EUR) 
"Rhetoric, McCloskey and me: Reflections on the exchange between Maki and 
McCloskey in the Journal of Economic Literature, September 1995" 
 
6 December  [Room D-4] 
Geoff Hodgson (University of Cambridge) "What's wrong with Jack Vromen's 
Economic Evolution  (Routledge 1995)" 
Jack Vromen (EUR and University of Amsterdam) "What's wrong with Geoff 
Hodgson's Economics and Evolution  (Polity Press 1993)" 
 
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Erasmus University Rotterdam 
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                                         2 October, 1995 
 
Dear Colleague, 
 
This is to inform you about an important change in the Autumn 1995 
programme of the Erasmus Seminar in Philosophy and Economics. We are very 
happy to be able, after all, to arrange an awaited debate between Geoff 
Hodgson and Jack Vromen on the issues of evolutionary theory already this 
semester. This strengthens our pursuit of the form of argumentative 
dialogue and debate as part of the conversational culture of the seminar. 
 
The debate between Geoff and Jack will take place on 6 December. This gives 
the rest of us ample time to read (or reread) the two books. Maarten 
Janssen's talk on the ceteris paribus clause, originally scheduled for this 
date, will be postponed until the Spring term. Enclosed please find a copy 
of the revised programme of the seminar. 
 
If you haven't done so already, please be reminded that we expect you 
[1]     to indicate your interest in remaining in the mailing list; 
[2]     to indicate which seminars you plan to attend so that the 
respective papers can be mailed to you in advance (please indicate only 
those sessions that you actually intend to attend); 
[3]     to forward this information to those of your colleagues and 
students who might be interested in being put in the mailing list and in 
receiving the papers; 
[4]     to inform us about your willingness to give a paper and/or 
participate in a debate  at the Erasmus Seminar at a later date; 
suggestions for other speakers (such as foreign specialists visiting the 
country or its vicinity) or topics or debates are also most welcome. 
 
As for [1] and [2], please contact Manon Geluk (telephone 010-408 1159, 
email [log in to unmask]). As for [4], please contact Uskali Maki 
(see above in the North-Eastern corner). We very much look forward to 
hearing from you and seeing you around. 
 
Every good wish, 
Sincerely, 
 
 
Uskali Maki             Maarten Janssen           Arjo Klamer