As is well known, Adam Smith spent about two years in Europe, most of it in France. It was in fact during his stay in Toulouse that he began to work on what became The Wealth of Nations (WN); but what proved decisive for the deepening of his understanding of market processes were his encounters…
For those who’ve never read that most subtle, cultivated, humane and refined of minds Michael Oakeshott’s concerns resonate as deeply as ever. For the novice, I’d recommend his mid-career Rationalism in Politics, a most elegant collection of essays. A more difficult, but for me the vital underpinning cutting across all his work, is his equally elegant and…
This volume caught my eye primarily for Ronald Kline’s chapter “Mathematical Models of Technological and Social Complexity.” complexitycomputational modelingcyberneticsHerbert SimonJay Forresterphilosophy of social scienceStafford BeerSystem dynamics
This should be a cracking read written by none other than grandee Hayek scholar Pete Boettke. Austrian Economicscomplexitydispersed knowledgeFriedrich HayekPeter Boettkephilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophy
Super distillation of the sources and conditions of liberality. Principles of Politics under Complexity (Thread) pic.twitter.com/VszqPkjFdQ — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 9, 2018 complexityNassim Nicholas Talebphilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophyskin in the game
I have a chapter in this forthcoming book entitled “Pathologizing Ideology, Epistemic Modesty and Instrumental Rationality”. cognitive closurecomplexityEpistemologyideologyphilosophy of social sciencerationalismrationalitysituated cognitionsocial epistemology
The Herbert Simon Society has just announced a call for papers though this doesn’t seem to be reflected on their website yet. Behavioral economicsCognitive sciencecomplexityHerbert Simonheuristicsorganization theoryPhilosophy of mindphilosophy of social sciencerationality
