Right. I think there will definitely be much that can be kept from current theoretical economics. The question is, is human economic behavior mostly rational with irrational deviations, or is rational behavior the deviation? It will be interesting to see what the evidence suggests.
I am learning that it is problematic to say that anything has its roots in neurology, because brain-wiring is so heavily affected by culture and upbringing. Genetics paints only in broad brush-strokes -- and so pinning anything to neurology points only to one stage in a complex feedback loop. Just because neurology might point to certain patterns of human behavior, does not mean that biology is the ultimate root of that behavior, or that culture is a justified reflection of biology.
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Date: 2005-03-21 06:55 pm (UTC)I am learning that it is problematic to say that anything has its roots in neurology, because brain-wiring is so heavily affected by culture and upbringing. Genetics paints only in broad brush-strokes -- and so pinning anything to neurology points only to one stage in a complex feedback loop. Just because neurology might point to certain patterns of human behavior, does not mean that biology is the ultimate root of that behavior, or that culture is a justified reflection of biology.