======================= HES POSTING =================== Charley: If your student is interested in casting the net a bit more broadly, she can check out Leonard Lessius, who wrote at the end of the scholastic era. A nice survey of Lessius's ideas can be found in Barry Gordon's book, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BEFORE ADAM SMITH. Gordon touches on Lessius's discussion of the topic in question. Steve Medema ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]