Once again Ransom is on the ball. I could not have expressed or emphasized the point better. The history of economics is indeed socialal constructed; it does not write itself. Warren Samuels >I should think that one feature recommending the family >tree project is the very fact that it is open to alternative >interpretations, and makes inspires one to think about the >significance of history to the shape of contemporary ideas. The >fact that the task has no 'right answers' is one reason it is' >worth doing -- a provocative way to inspire interest in the history >of economic thought. > >Greg Ransom >Dept. of Philosophy >UC-Riverside > > >