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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
There is of course nothing wrong in treating people as persons when we interact with them—quite the opposite. To construe others as unique agents with preferences, goals, thoughts, and desires is the basis for all moral understandings and
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“Research shows that too much disparity in the salaries of members of professional sports teams undermines their cohesion as a group.”
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
“One key adaptation of a malignant cancer is to increase the rate of mutations. A fast-growing tumor isn’t just one type of cancer cell that is rapidly proliferating. It is a boiling cauldron of hyper-mutating cell lines that compete against each other. Another adaptive strategy for a cancer cell is to disperse so that it can compete against normal cells rather than against other cancer cells—metastasis.”
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
“Sociologists rightly emphasize the importance of not observing individuals out of context, that is, without taking into account their social environment. Individuals are part of social groups, and these groups affect how they will behave.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
“The truth is that we have little empirical knowledge about the connection between merit and success in most countries, and that is precisely the heart of the problem: in the absence of information, anyone can believe what they want.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
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