tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post7481120688632123407..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Equilibrium reasoningDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-78782340140130203312008-10-10T23:36:00.000-04:002008-10-10T23:36:00.000-04:00Although economics talks a lot about equilibrium o...Although economics talks a lot about equilibrium of market economy, which is the foundation of modern societies, it might be not right to expect societal behavior or organizational behavior to follow equilibrium.<BR/><BR/>Equilibrium reflects the negative feedback loops in our social activities, in which unexpected motivations of different entities are configured by the social or natural rules of those activities.<BR/><BR/>In the example of squirrels or even the goldfish bowl, which represent a natural system, the simple motivation of the different entities in the system simplifies the causal relationships among them. But in a society, the complexity of human beings makes social scientists quite difficult to figure out clear causal relationships.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the complexity of human motivations could explain the advancement of human being compared with other animals. The complexity of human motivations make active adaptation of human beings to nature possible. With the support of our complex social system, the complexity of human motivations makes technological innovation possible.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should try to find all kinds of intervals of social equilibrium and find out the factors which could convert a society in peace interval into a society in war interval.Siyuan Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404233777633262804noreply@blogger.com