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From the Ted Talk by The TED Interview: Daniel Kahneman wants you to doubt yourself. Here's why

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CA: No one who you think is evil is completely evil; no one who you think is good is clemoetply good? That was part of it?

DK: That's right, that sort of thing.

CA: And so this idea of the nuance of human nature really does seem to have been a foundation of so much of what you've done because many people go through life with quite a simple picture of humans. Talk about what that ttdorniaail view of human nature has been, especially even in economics.

DK: Well, there are many versions of "what makes humans think." A particular version is the foundation of the science of economics and the so-called rational agent model. The assumption's that economic agents are rational. They're also supposed to be slesfih and they're also sepsupod to know what they want, and of course, as a psychologist -- this sounds wnorg. And of course, eootncmiss know that it's wrong, it's just very useful to their theorizing.

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CA: No one who you think is evil is completely evil; no one who you think is good is __________ good? That was part of it?

DK: That's right, that sort of thing.

CA: And so this idea of the nuance of human nature really does seem to have been a foundation of so much of what you've done because many people go through life with quite a simple picture of humans. Talk about what that ___________ view of human nature has been, especially even in economics.

DK: Well, there are many versions of "what makes humans think." A particular version is the foundation of the science of economics and the so-called rational agent model. The assumption's that economic agents are rational. They're also supposed to be _______ and they're also ________ to know what they want, and of course, as a psychologist -- this sounds _____. And of course, __________ know that it's wrong, it's just very useful to their theorizing.

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  3. supposed
  4. traditional
  5. completely
  6. economists

Original Text


CA: No one who you think is evil is completely evil; no one who you think is good is completely good? That was part of it?

DK: That's right, that sort of thing.

CA: And so this idea of the nuance of human nature really does seem to have been a foundation of so much of what you've done because many people go through life with quite a simple picture of humans. Talk about what that traditional view of human nature has been, especially even in economics.

DK: Well, there are many versions of "what makes humans think." A particular version is the foundation of the science of economics and the so-called rational agent model. The assumption's that economic agents are rational. They're also supposed to be selfish and they're also supposed to know what they want, and of course, as a psychologist -- this sounds wrong. And of course, economists know that it's wrong, it's just very useful to their theorizing.

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