Johnathan Bi — Girard, Desire, and Modernity (EP.116)
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I Think We're Very Much Alike in That Respect
I became increasingly aware from my own studies that even economic man was essentially driven through emotion and not through pragmatism or rationality. My theory, as i developed it in trying to apply it to my field, what i do, is quantitative investic. When you look at how these things came about, what you can see is a decision is being made emotionally, and then afterwards post hawk papered over with rationality. Precisely. I think we're very much alike in that too, i didn't take a degree in philosophy but just was fascinated by it.
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