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HES: Re: QUERY--Local Knowledge and The Incredible Bread Machine inthe history of economic thought

Alan G Isaac (aisaac at american.edu)

Sat Sep 30 11:27:19 EDT 2006

Yuri Tulupenko wrote:   
> The production of a 747 is not a "spontaneous" process by   
> itself. However, production of 747s is only possible   
> within the extended order where a Humean "stupid mechanic"   
> can utilize knowledge he does not understand.   
  
Looking for a little historical concreteness:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik  
  
Cheers,  
Alan Isaac