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The Assault on Logic

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liberty student:

wilderness:
But how much of science is subverted, not by it's own community of curious individuals, but by the State to pick and choose what science does?  Undoubtedly a lot.

The third video in the list I posted, addresses this.  It is very, very interesting.  Definitely watch it if you can find time.

Liberty Student, you made my day. Many thanks for the heads-up about that video (Terence Kealey's "Myth of Science as a Public Good"). I know Kealey from his book The Economic Laws of Scientific Research, which is pricey, but definitely worth reading. There aren't many scientists who advocate laissez faire in scientific research and funding. He may be a school of one.Sad

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"The Myth of Science as a Public Good" --- ?

I saw that on his channel a few months ago and thought it looked interesting.  It's one of those pieces that makes you shake your head in disappointment whilst not really being surpised.

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AJ replied on Sun, Sep 20 2009 1:50 AM

"The Myth of Science as a Public Good"

That was a GREAT video!! He outs himself as a collectivist at the end, but no matter - the arguments he makes about science and patents are very very interesting.

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Liberty Student, you made my day.

Just payin' it forward.

twelveguage:
There aren't many scientists who advocate laissez faire in scientific research and funding. He may be a school of one.

There aren't many libertarian scientists who advocate laissez faire.  Everyone like to be on the receiving end of payola.

Really, I think it says a lot about people wanting to study what they want to study, not gearing their research to market demand.  Even some "libertarians" succumb to this.

Political elites have always used intellectuals for cover, and intellectuals have used political elites for patronage.  It's a wonderful propaganda cycle.

If you find something evil that wobbles, push it. - Gary North

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ladyattis replied on Mon, Sep 21 2009 9:38 AM

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Um, the last time I checked, he was from Central America, or at least that's what I read on one bio about him.

Born in the USA and took his doctorate at Princeton, at least according to wikipedia, for what it's worth.

Yeah, I may have misread the bio it was years ago, but I do remember distinctly, he had close ties to some of the Sandinista members.

"The power of liberty going forward is in decentralization.  Not in leaders, but in decentralized activism.  In a market process." -- liberty student

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