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3. I read an article in the New Yorker on the economist Frank Ramsey, 1904-1930. He believed

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:36 PM

Dec 2022

that 'the well being of future generations should be given the same weight as the present one'. He died too young.

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The Tragic Science [View all] NNadir Dec 2022 OP

They keep calling it a science. 4dog Dec 2022 #1

I fully credit your remark. NNadir Dec 2022 #2

I think of it as a "soft" science... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #4

I consider it a subset of sociology Warpy Dec 2022 #6