The social psychological framework of John R. Commons' theory of institutional economics is similar to that outlined by John Dewey in his book 'Human Nature and Conduct.' Commons' concept of the will-in-action was perceived to have been influenced by Dewey's philosophy. Moreover, he adopted Dewey's social psychological presumptions to form his theory of negotiational psychology, which rejected the traditional economics that was characterized by individualistic psychology,
Carol points out that famous accounts of property from Locke and Blackstone to Demsetz all involve a view - or views - of human nature.3 All of them ground a picture of property in self-interest, possible enlightened self-interest, but then import covertly a more cooperative or even altruistic aspect of people when it comes time to set up the property system.4 A system of private property requires collective action, and a world of narrowly rational utility maximizers - a character Carol once called "RUM" with, I think, the British meaning of "odd" in mind5 - would have a difficult time getting the system off the ground. [...] because the results don't always look pretty, there is a temptation - and especially for judges who see matters in all their particularity after they have gone wr...
Fromm reviews The Stuff of Thought : Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker and The Meaning of the Body: Aesthetics of Human Understanding by Mark Johnson.
BORN TO BE GOOD: The Science of a Meaningful Life by Dachner Keltner is discussed. Keltner, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, strives to unearth clues about the neglected dimension of human nature: "positive emotions that bring the good in others to completion" - emotions that he believes have been serving mankind for millions of years. Instead of the survival of the fittest, Keltner proposes the survival of the kindest. He demonstrates that in early human society prosocial behavior was the most effective survival strategy. In Born to Be Good, Keltner shows that people receive significant emotional rewards when acting for the benefit of others, even when it means operating against one's self-interest.
IN 2009, when CNBC's David Faber asked former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan what lessons could be learned to prevent another great financial meltdown in the wake of the mortgage- financing collapse, Greenspan did not have a happy-face answer. Somewhere in the future we're going to have this conversation again," Greenspan replied. "It will not be for quite a period of time, but it will occur because the flaws in human nature are such that we cannot change that. It doesn't work.
This season's rash of killer tornadoes is likely to be grist for scientific research for years to come as weather and climate experts try to figure out what spawned so many giant, violent twisters. But some of the toughest questions won't focus on patterns in the natural world, but human nature.
To the Editor: Socialism works against human nature: If you want more of something, reward it, if you want less of something, punish it. Whatever is in conflict with Nature, will eventually be destroyed by Nature.
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