Episode 183: Economics’ Roots
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The Evolution of Human Nature
I don't think the phrase human nature is one that Austrians would talk about. People are somewhat cooperative under all circumstances, which gets Hobbes right out of the picture. I do think there's a certain sort of attraction among some Austrians for evolutionary psychology. We learn that if we adopt markets in sort of the liberal order, it promotes social cooperation enables us to cooperate with other people.
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