Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The value of love based on the Dylan model

Improbable Research - The Value of Love, Using the Dylan Model by Joseph Cliburn, Andrew Russ, Tiny Montgomery and Zeke de Cork

Starting from a statement brought home by Bob Dylan [1965a] we estimate the value of Love using basic algebra of need [Mottram, 1965], perhaps some calculus, maybe a bit of the geometry of innocence [Dylan, 1965f], and a lot of wishful thinking.

The Limits of Love

We begin with the following assertion by Dylan [1965a]:

(Love – 0) / No Limit (1)

using the expression on the record label in preference to the statement on the back cover [1965b], and taking a cue from the author ‘s statement that it is a fraction [1965c]….