Talk:Existence theorem
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What is the Existence Theorem, I wonder?
Existence theorems, are the archetypal example of ‘blackboard economics’, mathematical games yielding purely qualitative results that can be overturned with modest changes in assumptions. This understanding was extracted from:
http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/09/07/existence-theorems-are-reductios/
Also see McCloskey's "Cassandra's open letter to her economist collegues" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.32.192.33 (talk) 16:03, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
