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247 | Samuel Bowles on Economics, Cooperation, and Inequality

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Revisiting Economic Models: Beyond Self-Interest

This chapter explores the evolution of economic thought, moving past Adam Smith's self-interested model. It emphasizes the role of moral sentiments like empathy in shaping individual actions within the economic framework.

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