Of clouds and clocks and Keynes: conceptions of reality and the growth of knowledge function of moneyFootnote^∗

^∗ I would like to thank the Whittemore School and the Department of Economics for a grant in support of this research. I would like to thank Will Mason, Paul Wendt, Richard England, Jim Neidhart, Robert Martel, the participants of the Kress Society in Boston, and students and the faculty participating in the Economics Seminar at the Whittemore School.

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