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Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man
Manage episode 367508359 series 2793539
Dan Klein is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Today he talks to us about F. A. Hayek’s conception of the Band-Man and our political psychology today. He explains to us that although our modern world looks a lot different from the world in 10,000 BC, that human beings are the same, with similar tendencies and desires. He talks to us about the implications of this idea for politics and the search for meaning in one’s life.
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1. Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] The Middle American (00:13:51)
3. (Cont.) Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man (00:14:33)
206 episodes
Manage episode 367508359 series 2793539
Dan Klein is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Today he talks to us about F. A. Hayek’s conception of the Band-Man and our political psychology today. He explains to us that although our modern world looks a lot different from the world in 10,000 BC, that human beings are the same, with similar tendencies and desires. He talks to us about the implications of this idea for politics and the search for meaning in one’s life.
Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.
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Chapters
1. Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] The Middle American (00:13:51)
3. (Cont.) Dan Klein on Hayek and The Band Man (00:14:33)
206 episodes
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