Re: People who think that "rational economic man" is sociopathic might find this a bit humorous

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/15/06, Michael Nuwer <nuwermj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Institutionalist(the old ones) and some Post Keynesian
> have proposed some or all of the following:
>
> (i) the principle of procedural rationality,
> (ii) the principle of satiable needs,
> (iii) the principle of separability of needs,
> (iv) the principle of subordination of needs,
> (v) the principle of the growth of needs,
> (vi) the principle of non-independence.
>
> The "ways of thinking" that derive from these
> principles might include satisfying and threshold
> levels, hierarchic and lexicographic preferences, and
> invidious comparisons (like snob and bandwagon
> effects).

The list is pretty abstract, so I could go either way with it
(depending on what it means in practice).

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Jim Devine
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