• Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Ah, the good old “Swedish Central Bank Prize For Economics In Honor Of Alfred Nobel”, for which they use the shortname “Nobel Prize For Economics”.

    The whole thing neatly reflects the honesty of the profession.

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      But the prize in economics is awarded by the Nobel Foundation. It’s a real Nobel prize, just not one of the original ones

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        It’s only “real” if your definition of “Real NOBEL Prize” doesn’t include NOBEL Prizes being set up by somebody called Alfred Nobel, which is kinda like calling a Theatre Play done by somebody working at the Shakespear Globe a “Shakespear Play”.

        You will noticed that modern plays in Shakespear style are called Shakespearian Plays, not Shakespear Plays.

        All this neatly illustrates how the Theatre World is actually more genuine than the Economics World.

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          Yeah, I consider it real because they’re administered by the Nobel Foundation. Nobel didn’t set up any of the prizes himself - they were created after his death by the foundation set up to d execute his will.

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            Did Alfred Nobel leave explicit instructions in his will that the Foundation he created could create more Nobel prizes?

            Because ultimatelly, it boils down to whether they were following his will or not.