Consilient Brain

The Bioneurological Basis of Economics, Society, and Politics

AvGerald A. Cory Jr.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This book considers neuroscience as the bridge between the natural and social sciences, and examines the applicability for sociology, economics, and political science of new concepts in cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience. This work applies current research in evolutionary neuroscience to the foundation of economics and politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-09-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 19 mm
Vikt:678 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:234
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Springer Science+Business Media
ISBN:9780306478802

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1. Introduction.- I. The Dynamic of Our Consilient Social Brain.- 2. The Maslow Hierarchy of Needs vs. MacLean’s Triune Brain.- 3. The Conflict Systems Neurobehavioral Model.- 4. The Global-State Algorithms of Reciprocal Behavior.- 5. The Dynamic Equation of Our Neural Architecture.- 6. The Homeostatic Regulation of Our Social Neural Architecture.- 7. The Question of Science: Physics vs. Social.- II. Neural Architecture, Reciprocity And The Market.- 8. Reciprocity and the Evolution of the Market.- 9. The Misrepresentation of Adam Smith.- 10. The Neural Foundations of the Invisible Hand.- 11. The Neural Basis of General Equilibrium Theory.- 12. Friedrich Hayek and Wishful Thinking.- 13. Neural Architecture and Price Theory.- 14. Self-interest and the Self-Reference Fallacy.- 15. Neural Architecture and the Market Calculus.- 16. The Neural Dynamic in Equilibrium Modeling.- III. Neural Architecture In Political Economy And Institutional Economics.- 17. Political Economy: The Neural Dynamic and Scarcity.- 18. Institutions, Organizations, and Reciprocity.- 19. The New Institutional Economics: Williamson and Transaction Cost Economics.- 20. The New Institutional Economics: The Perspective of Douglass North.- IV. Neural Architecture In Social Structure And Global Politics.- 21. Evolution, Science, and Society.- 22. Inclusive Social Fitness and Evolutionary Neuroscience.- 23. The Neural Dynamic, Exchange, and Social Structure.- 24. The Neural Dynamic and Our Political Choices.- 25. Global Politics, Reciprocity, and the CSN Model.- V. The Neural Foundations Of Justice, Morals, And Ethics.- 26. The Concept of Justice.- 27. Our Moral Consciousness.- 28. The CSN Model vs. the Maslow Hierarchy.- 29. Conclusion.- Appendix I. The Mismeasure of MacLean.- Appendix II. A New Paradigmfor Thinking about Global Economics and Politics.- References.