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Charles Darwin, Economist
- ZeroGravitas 15y agoA review of the book from a UK/european perspective: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=417490 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=41... "And the idea presented at the start, to the effect that Darwin, rather than Adam Smith, will come to be seen as the father of modern economics, gets lost on the journey. Indeed, he reveals in the preface that the book's title was imposed by the publisher, and that his own preference would have been for The Libertarian Welfare State, which would have been a clearer guide to the material he presents."
- nhaehnle 15y agoAnother way to phrase most of the article is that Prisoner's Dilemmas and Tragedies of the Common are much more common in economics than most people think. I personally agree. What was surprising for me to hear was the notion that it was Darwin who supposedly first emphasized the importance of such dynamics. These insights have always come to me via Game Theory so far, which is not usually associated with Darwin (as far as I know).