Of the nature of self-deceit, and of the origin and nature of general rules

Vernon L. Smith ()
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Vernon L. Smith: Chapman University

Chapter Chapter 27 in Adam Smith’s Theory of Society, 2025, pp 275-284 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract As creatures of reason, in principle before we act, we first contemplate, then decide. But in the reality of the moment excited by the circumstances, a contemplative stance is overwhelmed by the feelings that drive the rules we have unaware-ally learned to follow on autopilot and that serve us well.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68494-4_27

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