Comments on: Amartya Sen at the British Museum tonight http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/ Journal : Critique & Commentary: On the Human Condition Fri, 18 May 2012 12:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: monkey http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-595519 monkey Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:03:05 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-595519 Was looking through your archives and found this post. My father met Amartya Sen recently at a lecture in Boston, MA. And even though my father is far far to the right of him politically (he's a traditional old school Republican) he absolutely adored him. Said he was incredibly bright and engaging. Was looking through your archives and found this post. My father met Amartya Sen recently at a lecture in Boston, MA. And even though my father is far far to the right of him politically (he’s a traditional old school Republican) he absolutely adored him. Said he was incredibly bright and engaging.

]]> By: arafat http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-117662 arafat Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:30:11 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-117662 Here I am in Cambridge, MA desperate for a chance to run into Amartya Sen on the street, and he's out there friggin lecturing in London! Unfair! Here I am in Cambridge, MA desperate for a chance to run into Amartya Sen on the street, and he’s out there friggin lecturing in London! Unfair!

]]> By: sonia http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-108000 sonia Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:18:48 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-108000 I wonder if they would have any transcripts - I bet not but.. They have some interesting lectures coming up - I'll make sure I post in advance this time : I should really have a whole page dedicated to events etc. I've been lax in covering the Moviementos Latin American nights. I've also just recently become a 'Friend of the British Museum' so can get in free for everything - yeah! I wonder if they would have any transcripts - I bet not but..

They have some interesting lectures coming up - I’ll make sure I post in advance this time : I should really have a whole page dedicated to events etc. I’ve been lax in covering the Moviementos Latin American nights. I’ve also just recently become a ‘Friend of the British Museum’ so can get in free for everything - yeah!

]]> By: Daniel http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-107785 Daniel Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:34:16 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-107785 Shit I missed it! Shit I missed it!

]]> By: sonia http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-107769 sonia Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:50:16 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-107769 I didn't FOB - I unfortunately was fully booked up that weekend - but I heard it was good. I didn’t FOB - I unfortunately was fully booked up that weekend - but I heard it was good.

]]> By: Bengali Fob http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-107548 Bengali Fob Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:10:22 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-107548 IF only this was in Canada! I definitely would've gone! Did you go btw? IF only this was in Canada! I definitely would’ve gone! Did you go btw?

]]> By: sonia http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-106975 sonia Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:28:36 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-106975 i'm amused Indian Capitalist thinks i'm so rich and flattered im being compared to Sen. as for the rest of it- i had a good giggle on my tea break. what a lot of laughs this whole blogging escapade is. i’m amused Indian Capitalist thinks i’m so rich and flattered im being compared to Sen. as for the rest of it- i had a good giggle on my tea break.

what a lot of laughs this whole blogging escapade is.

]]> By: Amrevis http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-104555 Amrevis Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:09:11 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-104555 Comrade Leighton, Sorry, I did make a typing error in the above post. Actually the spelling is "Eulogize" . Comrade Leighton,

Sorry, I did make a typing error in the above post.

Actually the spelling is “Eulogize” .

]]> By: Amrevis http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-104544 Amrevis Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:43:43 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-104544 In my opinion these busybody organizations that hand out prizes like the Nobel Prize or the Booker award are the most evil organizations in the world. In fact I would go on to call the Nobel Prize and the Booker awards the Taliban of English literature. Why? Because they are always trying to promote the worst aspects of literature and culture. These organizations seek to bring down the level of development by awarding mediocirities like Amartya Sen, Arundhati Roy and Wangari Maathai. As a result of the publicity from these hiphop awards Amartya Sen becomes able to palm himself off as a great economist. Arundhati Roy and Wangari Maathai become noted environmentalists and wreck damage to the development projects in their own country. The Nobel Prize organization and the Booker Prize organization should be disbanded for the same reason that the Taliban was disbanded. They are bad for the society because the promote mediocritiy. Jai Shri Ram... In my opinion these busybody organizations that hand out prizes like the Nobel Prize or the Booker award are the most evil organizations in the world.

In fact I would go on to call the Nobel Prize and the Booker awards the Taliban of English literature. Why? Because they are always trying to promote the worst aspects of literature and culture.

These organizations seek to bring down the level of development by awarding mediocirities like Amartya Sen, Arundhati Roy and Wangari Maathai. As a result of the publicity from these hiphop awards Amartya Sen becomes able to palm himself off as a great economist. Arundhati Roy and Wangari Maathai become noted environmentalists and wreck damage to the development projects in their own country.

The Nobel Prize organization and the Booker Prize organization should be disbanded for the same reason that the Taliban was disbanded. They are bad for the society because the promote mediocritiy.

Jai Shri Ram…

]]> By: Amrevis http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-104542 Amrevis Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:37:12 +0000 http://shorno.net/2006/12/01/amartya-sen-at-the-british-museum-tonight/#comment-104542 Comrade Leighton, Thank you for your feeble attempt at correcting me. But I insist that I meant "eulozize" and not eulogise. "Eulogise" is leftist english and that is why comrades like you are busy promoting it. Whereas "Eulozize" is capitalist English, all the US dictionaries spell it that way. Being a "pro-poor capitalist" it is natural that I spell it the way I do. Comrade Leighton,

Thank you for your feeble attempt at correcting me. But I insist that I meant “eulozize” and not eulogise. “Eulogise” is leftist english and that is why comrades like you are busy promoting it. Whereas “Eulozize” is capitalist English, all the US dictionaries spell it that way. Being a “pro-poor capitalist” it is natural that I spell it the way I do.

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