tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046071861494986299.post7084127242711743583..comments2023-08-26T05:08:54.898-07:00Comments on Magic, maths and money: A Financial Approach to the 'Clash of Cultures'Tim Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952723922503939504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046071861494986299.post-25124039556858555402017-05-23T00:55:03.990-07:002017-05-23T00:55:03.990-07:00Do I think the initial hypothesis is proved above:...Do I think the initial hypothesis is proved above: No.<br /><br />In the book I discuss what can be meant by "proof" of a theory, particularly one that does not relate to 'matters of fact' ("this cup is blue", "the gravitational constant is ...", etc.)<br /><br />The case finance in driving the emergence of (Western) science and democracy is made by, amongst others, Richard Seaford (Money in the Early Greek Mind), Richard Hadden (On the Shoulders of Merchants) and Joel Kaye (Economy and Nature in the Fourteenth Century).Tim Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952723922503939504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046071861494986299.post-73857745676340219662017-05-22T08:58:28.703-07:002017-05-22T08:58:28.703-07:00This is fascinating, as ever, and illuminating and...This is fascinating, as ever, and illuminating and wonderfully erudite. Thank you.<br /><br />May I ask whether you feel your initial hypothesis about "a recurring theme that finance drove the development of science and democratic politics" is proved by the foregoing "schrift"?<br /><br />While I'm inclined to support the hypothesis, I'm not yet convinced.... w humble apologiesartiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045918375034490655noreply@blogger.com