[FRIAM] Wilson and Snower on Economics

[Russ Abbott]

This is the discussion by the authors
<https://evonomics.com/the-making-of-rethinking-the-theoretical-foundation-of-economics/>
of
the article
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mSkmB0nP1UNyrKE0LIN8-AfgD3DQGF4/view>.

I'd read the discussion first.

-- Russ


On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 7:35 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry for my incompetence. What "linked page"? I see a few non-DoI links
> inside the document:
>
>
> https://thisviewoflife.com/greek-democracy-as-a-major-evolutionary-transition-a-conversation-with-josiah-ober/
> https://humanenergy.io/projects/science-of-the-noosphere/
>
> https://www.strategy-business.com/feature/Common-Purpose-Realigning-Business-Economies-and-Society
>
> Is one of those what you mean? Or did you mean to include another link?
>
> Thanks for the heads up, regardless. Regardless of where you stand on the
> thesis of the paper, the citations are fantastic!
>
>
> On 4/2/22 11:59, Russ Abbott 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
> <mailto: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 <
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mSkmB0nP1UNyrKE0LIN8-AfgD3DQGF4/view>
> >     _
>
>
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