Superman that Worldly Philosopher

The last page of the book is sad. "That we will again have a worldly philosophy seems unlikely." Aren't we in PPE to become the next worldly philosophers? I personally enjoy extending the simplistic to obscene dimensions, and I hope there is space left in our zeigeist, or at least the future's for Okham's razor to step in. But that is all a joke, we're all here to work for Bain next year.

I, like Akta, enjoy thinking about economics and science. Is economics a science? Taking econ at cmc (and I would guess the experience would be the same anywhere else) has imbued me with the sense that it is the best of all sciences! Personally, I think it its time for a worldly philosopher to come in and reconcile the worlds of ethics and economics. Perhaps Sen? He is a little to end-state, but at least people are on that path.

On a third note, I think Heilbroner has it wrong (or at least not all right) when he says that trends are in the direction of the economy being controlled more from without than within. Housing crisis, that dude in France who lost a lot of money, and the obscene amount and types of advertising (I hate advertising) all seem to suggest to me that the market shapes our freedom, rather than our freedoms shaping the market (too cliche). Capitalism is experiencing a resurgance not seen since the days of the robber-barons! Is this a cycle blessed to repeat, throwing us into a modern day FDR? Lets hope so. When will this cycle end? I'm down for more socialism, and I'm not too big of a fan of wealth disparities, even if they swing back and forth. Is there enough power in play to stop the pendulum from making it back to the sacred left? Palin supporters thinks so. Her policies of tribalism don't quite match, though. It must be "Gods will," just like that oil pipeline and our current occupation.

Moving to a major fourth (key of C), I obviously don't fully believe the more extreme points I bring up are forces without oposition, but that is a huge cop out, so I'll stand by them.