Chapter Four. Consciousness and Human Intentionality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chapter One. An Outline of the Process of Economic Change 1
5. Part I. The Issues Involved in Understanding Economic Change
6. Introduction 11
7. Chapter Two. Uncertainty in a Non-ergodic World 13
8. Chapter Three. Belief Systems, Culture, and Cognitive Science 23
9. Chapter Four. Consciousness and Human Intentionality 38
10. Chapter Five. The Scaffolds Humans Erect 48
11. Chapter Six. Taking Stock 65
12. Part II. The Road Ahead 81
13. Introduction 83
14. Chapter Seven. The Evolving Human Environment 87
15. Chapter Eight. The Sources of Order and Disorder 103
16. Chapter Nine. Getting It Right and Getting It Wrong 116
17. Chapter Ten. The Rise of the Western World 127
18. Chapter Eleven. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 146
19. Chapter Twelve. Improving Economic Performance 155
20. Chapter Thirteen. Where Are We Going? 166
21. Bibliography 171
22. Index 183