dno
> Hi Boyd,

> Thanks, interesting article and quote!

> This makes me wonder - will people pay for
> intellectual stimulation? I have a feeling
> that some certainly will.... (Intellectual
> stimulation in the right way is
> pleasurable.)

> I know about physicists and mathematicians
> who (in the extreme cases) may have gone
> from doing a Ph.D. to a completely unrelated
> job, and are probably missing some of the
> "intellectual atmosphere" they
> left behind at university. I'm sure there
> are others like that too - I think there is
> a "want" here to fill...

> In the last few months, I've attended some
> classes which have been held about
> philosophy, run by a retired philosophy
> professor in his home. I wouldn't say his
> are very successful, but I think it's a
> matter of marketing - he's not a marketer
> (I've seen his brochures, and they are very
> dry and boring and ramble on, when they
> actually could be much more exciting, in my
> opinion). However, if marketed the right
> way, I'm sure something like this could be a
> success.

> Thanks for the "stimulation" Boyd!

> - Dien