Mind Matters
Slavisa Tasic. 2013. Mind Matters. Kyklos 2013 66(3):403-416.
15 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 2014 Last revised: 9 Sep 2014
Date Written: 2013
Abstract
This paper argues that two different worldviews may be identified in economics and hypothesizes about the origins of this differentiation. I argue that the differences in economic worldviews go beyond technical academic, methodological or ideological distinctions; instead, they may be related to both old conceptions of the two types of mind and some newer findings in cognitive neuroscience. In particular, I analyze the recent developments in economics from the brain lateralization point of view and argue that some salient trends in economic thought are largely compatible with the hypothesis of the increased left brain hemisphere dominance.
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