----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- As for me, the use of thick and thin was a direct result of reading Geertz, as I was introduced to his work initially by Klamer and McCloskey. A short note a decade ago ("Comment: Thicker Is Better", Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 14, 2, Fall 1992, pp. 271-276) tried to make the Geertzian point. E. Roy Weintraub Duke University ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]