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(Wp 2016-03) Economics, Neuroeconomics, And The Problem Of Identity, John B. Davis
(Wp 2016-03) Economics, Neuroeconomics, And The Problem Of Identity, John B. Davis
Economics Working Papers
This paper reviews the debate in economics over neuroeconomics’ contribution to economics. It distinguishes majority and minority views, argues that this debate has been framed by mainstream economics’ conception of itself as an isolated science, and argues that this framing has put off the agenda in economics issues such as individual identity that are increasingly important in connection with the social and historical context of economic explanations in a changing complex world. The paper first discusses how the debate over neuroeconomics has been limited to the question of what information from other sciences might be employed in economics. It then …
(Wp 2013-10) Neuroeconomics And Identity, John B. Davis
(Wp 2013-10) Neuroeconomics And Identity, John B. Davis
Economics Working Papers
This short paper discusses majority and minority views in economics regarding the value of neuroscience for economics – and thus the value of the neuroeconomics research program. It argues that neuroeconomics’ reception ultimately depends on whether economists adopt a philosophy of science thinking closer to what exists in other sciences. It then argues that an inadvertent product of this debate is whether people can be identified as relatively independent agents. The paper concludes with comments on what this debate implies about the conception of the decision-maker as a relatively independent identity.