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On the Nature of Norms: Biology, Morality, and the Disruption of Order
Michigan Law Review
  • Owen D. Jones
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Keywords
  • law and economics,
  • norms,
  • morality,
  • economic order,
  • biology,
  • evolution
Abstract

This essay discusses the legal implications of bio-behavioral underpinnings to norms, morality, and economic order. It first discusses the recent book "The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order," in which Francis Fukuyama explores the importance of evolved human nature to the reconstruction of social order and a thriving economy. It then addresses the extent to which we can usefully view law-relevant norms as products of evolutionary - as well as economic - processes.

Citation Information
Owen D. Jones. "On the Nature of Norms: Biology, Morality, and the Disruption of Order" Michigan Law Review Vol. 98 (2000) p. 2072 ISSN: 0026-2234
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/owen-jones/14/