IllegalArgument
2nd January 2008, 09:42 AM
Michael Shermer has a new book out: The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics
Has anyone read this book? Judging by the reviews, it's his attempt to explain economics in evolutionary terms and maybe explain why small "L" libertarianism is good.
Review quote:
Bearing these facts in mind, Shermer's book may come as a surprise to some. The primary points I've seen in his latest work are: 1.) Natrual Selection and The Invisible Hand describe essentially the same phenomena. 2.) Evolution and Economics are both Complex Adaptive Systems that rose from simpler systems. 3.) Too much government intervention into the economy is inefficient, misguided, and immoral. 4.) Adam Smith's and Charles Darwin's ideas weren't so different. 5.) It's ok to be a libertarian.
Has anyone read this book? Judging by the reviews, it's his attempt to explain economics in evolutionary terms and maybe explain why small "L" libertarianism is good.
Review quote:
Bearing these facts in mind, Shermer's book may come as a surprise to some. The primary points I've seen in his latest work are: 1.) Natrual Selection and The Invisible Hand describe essentially the same phenomena. 2.) Evolution and Economics are both Complex Adaptive Systems that rose from simpler systems. 3.) Too much government intervention into the economy is inefficient, misguided, and immoral. 4.) Adam Smith's and Charles Darwin's ideas weren't so different. 5.) It's ok to be a libertarian.