1st Edition
The Economics of Identity and Creativity A Cultural Science Approach
Edited By Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Copyright 2010
259 Pages
by
Routledge
259 Pages
by
Routledge
259 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Economics of Identity and Creativity aims to sythesize naturalistic evolutionary theory while discussing new developments in economics. The author's approach reexamines fundamental assumptions about how a capitalist economy works, from the relation between producers and consumers to the functioning of intellectual property rights. In the creative economy, the author argues, identities merge... Read more
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: The Creative Economy and the naturalistic turn in the study of culture and the economy
ECONOMICS, LANGUAGE AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
NATURALISING KNOWLEDGE
BRAINS, NEUROMEMES AND EVOLUTION
SIGNAL SELECTION, SOCIAL NETWORK MARKETS AND CULTURAL SCIENCE
PART 2: An externalist theory of identity and creativity in economics
FORMS, IDENTITIES AND THE ONTOLOGICAL CREATIVITY OF LANGUAGE
THE STUFF OF NOVELTY
THE BIO-LOGIC OF IDENTITY
THE ECONOMICS OF IDENTITY
IDENTITY, INSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
Biography
Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
