Sraffa certainly influenced philosophy through his connection with Wittgenstein. The fact that Production of Commodities is not standard fare for graduate economics is more of an indictment against our discipline than it is of Sraffa and his still fully untapped contributions in my view. Scott Carter University of Tulsa Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jarus K Quinn <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 1:15:39 PM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [SHOE] [EXTERNAL] Re: [SHOE] Wittgenstein among the econs Uh-oh! Memory, apparently didn't serve. I might be the character in the joke that Varian told in his snarky review of Mirowski. He is taking an ink-blot test with an analyst. Each description of what he sees is more obscene than the next. Finally the analyst says "you seem to be obsessed with sex." "Me?!," he says, "you're the one who keeps showing me the filthy pictures." (IMS) I actually always found this anecdote (whatever the gesture) highly implausible . But I think I wanted it to be true during a period of my life where I idolized Sraffa. (Don't get me wrong, I still think he was a great economist, and I am one of what I am sure is a small group who still teaches Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities --in a History of Thought course, when I teach Ricardo and Marx)--but the idea that beyond his economic achievements, he also single-handedly changed the course of philosophy ? --unlikely. ________________________________ From: Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Nerio Naldi <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:09 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [SHOE] [EXTERNAL] Re: [SHOE] Wittgenstein among the econs The episode has been often discussed - with no reference to obscenity - Nerio Naldi Il giorno 24 apr 2021, alle ore 00:32, Jarus K Quinn <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> ha scritto: I'm not sure of the provenance, but I remember reading somewhere -- or hearing it from someone--that Sraffa was listening to W give his Tractatus account of language as a picture of the world. He responds with an obscene gesture and the query, "What is that a picture of?" And that, so the story goes, convinces W. that he had it wrong, that meaning is use, and he goes on to write the Investigations. ________________________________ From: Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Alan G. Isaac <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 8:49 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [SHOE] Wittgenstein among the econs https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.openedition.org%2Fejpap%2F720&data=04%7C01%7Ckquinn%40BGSU.EDU%7C2bd6ae5f2aa94097efe608d9066c27ec%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C1%7C1%7C637547883864746380%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=gln%2BdbePf1Bq29LbepX9C4atovZcZfbosUhblogXIyA%3D&reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.openedition.org%2Fejpap%2F720&data=04%7C01%7Cscott-carter%40UTULSA.EDU%7C4c0e72cf663246e2cbc008d908f13e48%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C1%7C637550654521850929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7SQcW0zYBPQ5Ka1jUFPkqyvDSmwHnwU%2Fr0mmgrXK6%2B0%3D&reserved=0> hth, Alan Isaac On 4/22/2021 6:53 PM, José Ricardo Fucidji wrote: > Dear collegues, > > I need a hint to references on the relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and the economists (cross influences, mostly). I have a dozen of papers and the book > by John Coates (1996), but it is not enough for launching a research. > > I am very grateful for any help. > > Best regards, > > José Ricardo Fucidji > Professor of Economics > University of Campinas, Brazil > (19) 3521-5743 ________________________________________________________ Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica sono strettamente riservate e indirizzate esclusivamente al destinatario. Si prega di non leggere, fare copia, inoltrare a terzi o conservare tale messaggio se non si è il legittimo destinatario dello stesso. Qualora tale messaggio sia stato ricevuto per errore, si prega di restituirlo al mittente e di cancellarlo permanentemente dal proprio computer. The information contained in this e mail message is strictly confidential and intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, forward or store it on your computer. 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