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Aestheticism in The Theory of Custom

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La nature des processus d'apprentissage ainsi que les considérations évolutionaires suggèrent que le jugement esthétique est d'une importance centrale dans la formation des coutumes. L' apprentissage et l'extrapolation prennent appui sur les évaluations de caractéristiques noninstrumentales telles que la simplicité, l'analogie, la droiture et la clarté. De plus, l'apprentissage est particulièrement efficace s'il est animé par un désir actif de découvrir de nouvelles régularités, plutôt que de rassembler simplement des informations de manière passive.A partir d'une perspective évolutionaire, l'apprentissage a évolué par adaptation aux changements rapides et environnementaux qui ne peuvent être efficacement traduits par les processus évolutifs lents et de long terme qui se situent au niveau génétique. La "raison d'être" évolutionaire de l'apprentissage est de permettre aux individus de chercher sans cesse à découvrir de nouvelles régularités et d'agir sur elles de manière appropriée. De même que l'apprentissage dépend des jugements esthétiques, la sélection évolutionaire pour l'apprentissage implique une matrice évolutionaire du sens esthétique, et une préférence pour des modèles et des actions stéréotypées qui en fin de compte conduisent à la formation de coutumes et d'une compréhension sociale. L'article est, ainsi, une présentation évolutionaire étayée des tendances "behaviorales" sous-tendant ma théorie des coutumes.The nature of learning processes as well as evolutionary considerations suggest that aesthetic judgement is of central importance in the formation of custom. Learning and extrapolation rely on evaluations of non-instrumental features like simplicity, analogy, straightforwardness, and clarity. Further, learning is particularly effective if it is driven by an active desire to uncover new regularities, rather than merely gathering information in a passive way.From an evolutionary perspective, learning has evolved as an adaptation to fa
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  • Schlicht Ekkehart, 2000. "Aestheticism in The Theory of Custom," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 10(1), pages 33-52, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jeehcn:v:10:y:2000:i:1:p:20:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/jeeh-2000-0102
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    • B15 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary
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    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
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