The salient characteristics of human beings is their capacity to employ the qualities of imagination, creativity, and inventiveness. When we speak of the imagination, creativity, and inventiveness of teams or societies, we are using a metaphor or an analogy. We mean, for example, that the interaction of the players or members leads to an outcome that is like that of the imagination, creativity, and inventiveness of an individual. Most of new inventions and ideas that contribute to economic growth today are not produced by isolated individuals. They are produced through teamwork. But the teams are not merely groups of randomly-selected, unrelated individuals. The members are practically always deliberately assembled (hired) by an employer with a vision � one who is imaginative, creative, and inventive. The entrepreneur who assembles them possesses a special kind of knowledge � knowledge of other individuals� knowledge and of their capacity to be imaginative, creative, and inventive. The entrepreneur too is imaginative, creative, and inventive, albeit in a different way. I wonder whether philosophy is more of a hindrance than a help here. It seems to me that turning to philosophy may be similar to turning to math. To take advantage of knowledge in these fields, it seems to me that one should be very mindful of the main goals of economics. Pat Gunning