20 September 2014 - animal spirits

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Behavioral Economics Must Go

In an animist religion, every important feature of the world—the animals, the trees, the mountain, the river, the rainy Saturday—everything has its own soul and animating spirit that justifies its nature. Do you see how much we have lost from the modern worldview? Even economics only has animal spirits.

clue:

See animal spirits (Keynes).

give me a clue so sweet and true

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