Word: koblitz
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Koblitz has observed, "Huntington never bothers to inform the reader in what sense these are equations." How does Huntington measure "instability," "social frustration," "social mobilization?" Does he have a social frustration meter? Abbreviating the equations in the form A/B=C, C/D=E, E/F=G, are we allowed seventh grade algebra to conclude that A=BC=BDE=BDFG, i.e., that "social mobilization is equal to economic development times mobility opportunities times political institutionalization times political instability"? And Koblitz remarks: "Huntington's use of equations produces effects--mystification, intimidation, an impression of precision and profundity..." Huntington fails to define just what these...
...Neal I. Koblitz '69, a mathematician at the University of Washington, donates the royalties he receives from his books to a fund he and his wife set up to aid women scientists in Vietnam. Koblitz's Harvard classmate, Michael K. Fenollosa '69, now an assistant vice-president at Boston's Shawmut Bank, writes in recent Class Record Book: "Needless to say, and I suppose, somewhat regretfully. I have become a political conservative (it seems hard to believe that I once voted for George McGovern for President.)" The two men represent two of the many different solutions to the dilemma that...
...Koblitz said that many members of the Class of '69 support the ad hoc committee's efforts in favor of divestiture...
...Koblitz said he believes the debate will raise arguments for and against divestiture because it is the first one-on-one exchange vetwen a member of the Corporation and a supporter of divestiture...
...class members see a connection between the protests of '69 and the divestiture movement of today--we're still trying to get Harvard to take a moral stand on an international crisis," Koblitz said...