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Religion, Economy, and Cooperation

Ilkka Pyysiäinen

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This volume addresses the issue of religion and economy in the evolution of human cooperation. Both religious practices and economic behaviour create and sustain intra-group cooperation by providing people with common goals and values. Even if individuals are selfish maximizers of utility, in the end everybody benefits from being part of a cooperative community, the market. The rules of the market are the invisible hand which turns selfishness into cooperation. In the same way, God beliefs constrain individual selfishness and ensure cooperation within the group.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Release: July 16, 2010

ISBN: 3110246325

ISBN 13: 9783110246322

Religion, Economy, and Cooperation

Ilkka Pyysiäinen

4/5 ( ratings)

This volume addresses the issue of religion and economy in the evolution of human cooperation. Both religious practices and economic behaviour create and sustain intra-group cooperation by providing people with common goals and values. Even if individuals are selfish maximizers of utility, in the end everybody benefits from being part of a cooperative community, the market. The rules of the market are the invisible hand which turns selfishness into cooperation. In the same way, God beliefs constrain individual selfishness and ensure cooperation within the group.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Release: July 16, 2010

ISBN: 3110246325

ISBN 13: 9783110246322

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