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[Brad De Long]

>>Well, Marx started out as a classicist...
>>Decided that classics was b***s*** and became a philosopher...
>>Decided that philosophy was b***s*** and became a political analyst...
>>Decided that political analysis was b***s*** and became an economist...
>>And remained an economist for the rest of his days.
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>>Brad DeLong
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>But didn't all that bullshit make him a better economist?

I don't know. Maybe. But he certainly was vicious toward his former
disciplines (save for the soft spot he retained for Hegel...)