I am a great admirer of Tyler’s but he often does too much thinking and too little feeling, particularly in the context of art.

strikes me as an outside observer, lacking in empathy for the characters.

Interesting perspective none the less.

> A more Benthamite Rick might have been a happier and better-adjusted guy.

I'd like to think Cowen was taking the piss out of stereotypes of economists, but I don't think he was.