----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- For what its worth. with respect to Veblen and weaknesses or disabilities making the male animal more erotically attractive to the female: I think it was Dorfman who suggested that Veblen's own great success with his colleagues's wives was due to a certain need of assistance, perhaps of mothering, that they perceived in him. Robin Neill ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]