“It seemed to a number of philosophers of language, myself included, that we should attempt to achieve a unification of Chomsky's syntax, with the results of the researches that were going on in semantics and pragmatics. I believe that this effort has proven to be a failure. Though Chomsky did indeed revolutionize the subject of linguistics, it is not at all clear, at the end the century, what the solid results of this revolution are. As far as I can tell there is not a single rule of syntax that all, or even most, competent linguists are prepared to agree is a rule.” ShouldBelieveI CanEndsLanguageI BelieveResultsNumbersEffortClearAchieveSubjectsCenturyRevolutionResearchAgreePreparedPhilosopherProvenCompetentLinguisticsSyntaxUnificationSemanticsLinguists Author:John Searle
“I cannot disagree with you that having something like 500 economists is extremely unhealthy. As you say, it is not conducive to independent, objective research. You and I know there has been censorship of the material published. Equally important, the location of the economists in the Federal Reserve has had a significant influence on the kind of research they do, biasing that research toward noncontroversial technical papers on method as opposed to substantive papers on policy and results” KnowsKindHas BeensImportantPoliticalPoliticsResultsInfluencePolicyMaterialsPaperResearchIndependentMethodSignificantObjectivesDisagreeCensorshipReservesLocationEconomistPapersUnhealthyFederal Reserve Author:Milton Friedman
“Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.” NeedsLawNaturalResultsPiecesModernResearchTestsTinyPracticalsDividesFarmersConformConvenienceNatural LawPractical Experience Author:Masanobu Fukuoka