I see that Dr Kofi Kissi Dompere is not only a philosophically inclined developmental economist,  and/or a philosopher who's been bitten by the vampires of a certain kind of economic reasoning, but (or maybe therefore--QED) also someone for whom history is a series of  "success-failure processes of decision-choice activities in all dimensions of human endeavor".  Wonderful; now we know!  For sh/e who enters the language of  this economist, do methodological discussions henceforth cease,  do epistemological debates end,  and should we not  think  of historiography because cost-benefit ontology will reveal all  if we read Kofi's book?   I have not read the book,  Kofi,  but if your book and the contributors therein are  enjoining us to be careful about our assumptions, to be clear about the principles (the "logic", if you will) that underlie or inform  the methods that we use to asses and frame our research,  and that we are ready for a discussion at some point about the  normative and meta-foundations of  that about which we speak, then, OK, fine, I will try better next time.  I know, or--perhaps more modestly --assume you are not into the  kind of scientist reductionism  that is very unhelpful to understanding history,  even if some economists find it useful in evading or ignoring it.

 Could I suggest, however, in the spirit of  the levity of a friendly yearly/seasonal engagement,  if it is the latter, then  we move the "debate"  not wit further than pins on epistemic methodologies' heads. And if, like, by George, you ask me rhetorically-polemically to put something positive forward lest I appear arrogant,  I will do so after the break.  For now, it is my modest proposal, also in the spirit of the levity of season,  that you,  like all of us this time of year, will read more books.  There are more things in heaven and earth, Kofi, than are dreamt of in your, or my,  philosophy/book.
Best,

Pablo
ps.
 At $95 (US),  I hope you will  forgive me in seeking out the library copy of  your book.

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