Got a reply from John Stuart Mill (decd.)!!!!!

• Re: Positions Available?‏

1/26/12

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 Sarah Archibald

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To Karl Marx

Dear Mr Marx
 
We are delighted to receive your enquiry, and the 

opportunity to work with a political philosopher 

of your stature would clearly be valued.  
However, the strictures of the current Government 

Research Excellence Framework emphasize a certain 

quality of publication and relevance to public 

policy which I am uncertain that your output 

reflects.  Whilst your publications from the 

mid-nineteenth century did have notable impact, 

the lack of recent refereed publications is an 

issue, and although your work is associated with 

a particular approach to political analysis, we 

are not convinced it has the policy impact required 

by the government.
 
As I mentioned, it is a real delight to receive 

your enquiry, and I'm sorry that we do not have 

an opportunity for employment at this moment.  
If you would be interested in giving a guest 

lecture, I'm sure that it would be appreciated 

by our students and some of the less progressive 
members of academic staff.
 
Best wishes,
 
J S Mill (decd.)
 
Karl Marx said the following on 25/01/2012 18:00:
>
> Dear University of Sheffield,
> My name is Karl Marx - you may have heard of me 

> - I wrote extensively in the middle of the 19th 

> century on the evils of capitalism.
> The reason I am writing to you is that I believe 

> that my theories are as relevant today as when I 

> first wrote them down, and I'd love the opportunity 

> to share my ideas with the young generation of today. 

> Do you by any chance have any positions vacant in 

> your Economics or Politics departments?
> I'm available most mornings, but not on Wednesdays, 

> when I can be found in the King's Head.
> Yours,
> Karl Marx