03-16-2007, 08:35 PM
If Stolidia was a member of the NSUN, we'd be voting against this one. Awarding achievement in the advancement of knowledge is great, but there's a problem with this resolution....
If the NSUN established a prize for economics, it would be required by logic and simple fairness to establish prizes for all other fields of endeavor that contribute to betterment of the human condition. So the Assembly could spend its time debating and voting on prizes in everything from medicine to basketweaving. Is that really all the NSUN Assembly has to do?
There is no need for the NSUN to award a prize for economics; that can be done by other organizations. There is no justification for opening the door to a multitude of proposals establishing prizes; that could delay action on necessary matters. There is no justification for singling out economics as worthy of special recognition; that does a disservice to those who spend their lives furthering other disciplines.
If the NSUN established a prize for economics, it would be required by logic and simple fairness to establish prizes for all other fields of endeavor that contribute to betterment of the human condition. So the Assembly could spend its time debating and voting on prizes in everything from medicine to basketweaving. Is that really all the NSUN Assembly has to do?
There is no need for the NSUN to award a prize for economics; that can be done by other organizations. There is no justification for opening the door to a multitude of proposals establishing prizes; that could delay action on necessary matters. There is no justification for singling out economics as worthy of special recognition; that does a disservice to those who spend their lives furthering other disciplines.