Episode · EconTalk · 2023-06-19
Books mentioned on Michael Munger on Obedience to the Unenforceable
Civilization and the pleasantness of everyday life depend on unwritten rules.
Russ Roberts recommended The Happy Hypocrite by Max Beerbohm, and discussed A Time to Build by Yuval Levin. Michael Munger discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Time to Build
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin is a political science book that examines the decline of institutional duty and how modern citizens increasingly use public platforms for self-aggrandizement rather than upholding communal norms.
Discussed“we had we had you've all live in on the program and his book a time to build that's what this book that's what his book's about”
Where to get it
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal exploration of behavioral psychology that details the dual systems governing human thought: the fast, intuitive system and the slow, logical one.
Discussed“Daniel Kahneman had a book Thinking Fast and Slow”
Where to get it
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The Happy Hypocrite
The Happy Hypocrite by Max Beerbohm is a classic allegorical short story about a man who wears a mask of virtue until his inner character transforms to match it.
Recommended“I tell the story The Happy hypocrite which is a story I recommend to people um it's magnificent by Max bierbaum”
Where to get it
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