----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Peter G. Stillman wrote: > My question (I am a historian of political philosophy, not an > economist!) is, why and how could they argue that overproduction > was impossible? Because they were arguing that overproduction *in general* was impossible. At a high enough level of abstraction, the logic is quite unassailable. If one accepts that an economy is a logical structure rather than a human cultural and social artifact, overproduction IS impossible. Of course, the road leading up to that high a level of abstraction is full of potholes and unbridgable chasms. But once there, the view is breathtaking. Tom Walker ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]