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Life in the Market Ecosystem


Life in the Market Ecosystem



von: Stuart K. Hayashi

179,99 €

Verlag: Lexington Books
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 13.11.2014
ISBN/EAN: 9780739186695
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 624

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<span><span>Life in the Market Ecosystem</span><span>, the second book in</span><span> </span><span>the </span><span>Nature of Liberty</span><span> trilogy, confronts evolutionary psychology head on. It describes the evolutionary psychologists’ theory of gene-culture co-evolution, which states that although customs and culture are not predetermined by anyone’s genetic makeup, one’s practice of a custom can influence the likelihood of that person having children and grandchildren. Therefore, according to the theory, customs count as evolutionary adaptations. Extending that theory further, as entire systems of political economy—capitalism, socialism, and hunter-gatherer subsistence—consist of multiple customs and institutions, it follows that an entire political-economic system can likewise be classified as an evolutionary adaptation. <br><br>Considering that liberal-republican capitalism has, insofar as the system has been implemented, done more to reduce the mortality rate and secure human fertility than other models of societal structure, it stands to reason that liberal-republican capitalism is itself a beneficent evolutionary adaptation. Moreover, as essential tenets of Rand’s Objectivism—individualism, observation-based rationality, and peaceable self-interest—have been integral to the development of the capitalist ecosystem, important aspects of the Objectivism are worthwhile adaptations as well. This book shall uphold that position, as well as combat critiques by evolutionary psychologists and environmentalists who denounce capitalism as self-destructive. Instead, capitalism is the most sustainable and fairest political model. This book argues that of all the philosophies, Objectivism is the one that is most fit for humanity.<br></span></span>
<span><span>Life in the Market Ecosystem</span><span> argues that of all the political philosophies, Objectivism is the one that is most fit for humanity.</span></span>
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<span><span>LIFE IN THE MARKET ECOSYSTEM<br></span><span>The Survival of the Freest</span></span>
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<span><span>TABLE OF CONTENTS</span></span>
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<td width="530"><span><span>Acknowledgments</span><span><br></span><span>Preface</span><span><br>Part One—The Ecosystem of Human Society<br>Ch. 1. Adaptation Under Different Regime Models<br>Ch. 2. Folkways: Customs As Evolutionary Adaptations<br>Ch. 3. Industrial Revolution As Cultural Evolution <br>Ch. 4. The Role of the Individual in Kin Selection<br>Ch. 5. Competing Secular Theories About Ethics<br>Ch. 6. The Market Ecosystem<br>Ch. 7. The Standard Monopoly Myth <br>Ch. 8. The Standard of Value: Individual Life Versus Kin Selection<br>Ch. 9. A Bird Which Flies Solo: Liberty for the Loner <br>Part Two—The Creation of Wealth<br>Ch. 10. How Suicidal Is Global Capitalism? <br>Ch. 11. The Issues of Imperialism<br>Ch. 12. Environmentalism As an Unsustainable Policy<br>Ch. 13. Entrepreneurial Adaptation<br>Ch. 14. Man, The Resourceful Ape <br>Ch. 15. How Financiers Energize Enterprise <br>Ch. 16. Intellectual Property Rights Are Patently Great<br>Ch. 17. The Peaceful Individual As Sovereign <br>Part Three—The Distribution of Wealth<br>Ch. 18. The Most Basic Need <br>Ch. 19. Capitalism’s Moral Idealism<br>Ch. 20. Laissez Faire Versus the Welfare State: Which Is More Ruthless Toward the Poor?<br>Ch. 21. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Richer<br></span><span>Bibliography</span><span><br>Final Page of Bibliography<br>About the Author<br>Total Number of Pages (including those numbered with Roman numerals)</span></span><br></td>
<td width="102"><span><span>i<br><br>ii<br><br>1<br>1<br>28<br>68<br>130<br>186<br>238<br>273 <br>305<br>367<br><br>403<br>403 <br>435<br>466<br>500<br>540<br>568<br>596<br>656<br><br>696 <br>696<br>732<br><br>760 <br>789<br><br><br>856<br>974<br>975<br>988</span></span><br></td>
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<span><span>Life in the Market Ecosystem</span><span> confronts evolutionary psychology head on. Moreover, as essential tenets of Rand’s Objectivism—individualism, observation-based rationality, and peaceable self-interest—have been integral to the development of the capitalist ecosystem, important aspects of Objectivism are worthwhile evolutionary adaptations. This book upholds that position, as well as combats critiques by evolutionary psychologists and environmentalists who denounce capitalism as self-destructive.</span></span>
<span><span>Stuart K. Hayashi</span><span> works at the Hawaii State Capitol as a legislative analyst and aide in the governor’s office and both legislative houses.</span></span>

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