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Formal. Requires at least some mathematics - especially game theory. But very good book on what is driving democratization.
An easier one by Acemoglu is "Why Nations Fail [and succeed" which discusses the problem of institutional development and deve ...more "
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Reread the book after 8 years.I think this is the most realistic picture of "how the human species developed into an ultrasocial species with social preferences (not only self-regarding ones)". But not only that - it also analyzes many economic and s ...more "
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"Sapolsky in his book Behave discusses behavior on many levels "why it does make evolutionary sense", "how does it work in the human brain" etc.
Bowles discusses cooperation both on proximate and ultimate level. For evolutionary economy proximate level is naturally the preference level (e.g. "Does a human have social preferences or not") and the ultimate level the question is "how did social preferences evolve"." — Oct 12, 2024 12:49AM
"Sapolsky in his book Behave discusses behavior on many levels "why it does make evolutionary sense", "how does it work in the human brain" etc.
Bowles discusses cooperation both on proximate and ultimate level. For evolutionary economy proximate level is naturally the preference level (e.g. "Does a human have social preferences or not") and the ultimate level the question is "how did social preferences evolve"." — Oct 12, 2024 12:49AM
The rise of individualism has weakened the capacity of society to work together for common purposes. And the two have interacted: leaders thought they knew what to do, but distrusted people as being too selfish to cooperate, so they relied
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“Oxytocin and vasopressin facilitate mother-infant bond formation and monogamous pair-bonding, decrease anxiety and stress, enhance trust and social affiliation, and make people more cooperative and generous. But this comes with a huge caveat—these hormones increase prosociality only toward an Us. When dealing with Thems, they make us more ethnocentric and xenophobic. Oxytocin is not a universal luv hormone. It’s a parochial one.”
― Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
― Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
“Another simple rule is, when you are verbally assaulted, do not counterattack. Instead, disarm your counterpart by asking a calibrated question.”
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
“Genetics, not lack of willpower, is the major reason why people differ in BMI. Success and failure, credit and blame, in overcoming problems should be calibrated relative to genetic strengths and weaknesses.”
― Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
― Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
“Not only are we subject to cognitive biases, we also frequently seek out things that reinforce them. We interpret facts through the prism of our beliefs; we read the newspapers and seek the company of people who will confirm us in those beliefs; and thus we stick obstinately to these beliefs, whether or not they are correct.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
“Democratic politics is about persuasion, not self-expression. I’m here, I’m queer will never provoke more than a pat on the head or a roll of the eyes. Accept that you will never agree with people on everything—that’s to be expected in a democracy. One effect of engaging in social movements tied to identity is that you’ve been surrounded by the like-minded and like-faced and like-educated. Impose no purity tests on those you would convince. Not everything is a matter of principle—and even when something is, there are usually other, equally important principles that might have to be sacrificed to preserve this one. Moral values are not pieces in a puzzle where everything has been precut to fit.”
― The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics
― The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics
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