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Steve Keen - In general then, and contrary to Friedman...
In general then, and contrary to Friedman, abandoning a factually false heuristic asumption will normally lead to a better theory - not a worse one. (Steve Keen)

In general then, and contrary to Friedman, abandoning a factually false heuristic asumption will normally lead to a better theory - not a worse one.

Steve Keen

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