Assume a can opener
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title:
Assume a can opener
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"Assume a can opener" is a catchphrase used to mock economists and other theorists who base their conclusions on unjustified or oversimplified assumptions. The phrase derives from a joke which dates to at least 1970 and possibly originated with British economists. The first book mentioning it is likely Economics as a Science (1970) by Kenneth E. Boulding: There is a story that has been going around about a physicist, a chemist, and an economist who were stranded on a desert island with no implem
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encyclopedia
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Mocking catchphrase
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assume_a_can_opener
date created:
2013-03-19T02:26:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:55:53Z
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