[FRIAM] Wilson and Snower on Economics

[Nicholas Thompson]

Hi Russ, it’s Nick I don’t have a computer at the moment, so I will be mercifully short thanks for the heads up concerning the Wilson article. I will try and find a way to read it. In the meantime if you have a ready I would love to know how they handle the problem of inheritance from one group properties to the group properties of the next generation for a multi level selection theory to work there has to be an analog for selection at every level of organization in the system in any case thanks for the posting. Hope you are well, Nick

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On Apr 2, 2022, at 1:00 PM, Russ Abbott <russ.abbott at gmail.com> wrote:


Strongly recommend reading the discussion on the linked page. It has a good overview of the issues and positions in the article.

-- Russ Abbott                                       
Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles


On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 11:33 AM Russ Abbott <russ.abbott at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rethinking the theoretical foundation of economics I: The multilevel paradigm
> 
> This article offers a new paradigm for economics: the “multilevel paradigm,” which applies the Darwinian theory of evolution to the analysis of economic processes. “Darwinian” refers to all variation/selection/replication processes, not just genetic evolution, making it highly relevant to economic theory and practice. The economy is viewed as a system that is embedded within political, social and environmental systems. The evolution of economic activities is understood in terms of variation (innovation), selection (cooperative and competitive relations that survive) and replication (transmission and proliferation of ideas). The multilevel paradigm comes with its own definition and purpose of economics, as the discipline that explores how resources, goods and services can be mobilized in the pursuit of wellbeing in thriving societies, now and in the future. We describe the prominent characteristics of the multilevel paradigm: flexible, multiple levels of functional organization; the primacy of social relations, ignorance as uncertainty; multi-faceted, context-dependent wellbeing; and multilevel evolution as progress. 
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mSkmB0nP1UNyrKE0LIN8-AfgD3DQGF4/view
> 
> -- Russ Abbott                                       
> Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
> California State University, Los Angeles

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