Human beings are not always—in fact, probably not often—the objective, rational creatures we like to think we are. In the past few decades, psychologists have demonstrated the many ways people ...

For most of the 20th century, the field of economics hinged on the idea that humans are rational and self-interested actors, and their economic decisions are similarly rational and self-interested.

Thus, humans mirror God's divinity in their ability to actualize the unique qualities with which they have been endowed, and which make them different than all other creatures: rational structure ...

This approach challenges two central assumptions in economic theory: that humans are "rational economic actors," and that scarcity is the only driver of value. By exploring alternative systems ...