The deal delusion

Abstract

Examining Robin Hanson’s doctrine of “dealism,” which upholds deals and agreements as morally superior and practicable for mutual benefit, this article argues that the approach is actually impractical and lacks efficacy. The author contends that dealism remains a far doctrine, given Robin Hanson’s history of unsuccessful policy proposals and his neglect of human nature’s resistance to non-conventional ideas and deals. – AI-generated abstract