Economics for ethics [What moral philosophers can learn from economists]

all the other components of a liberal democracy.

Research shows that the average voter does not have any sway over the policy decisions made by the government, it responds only to the upper class whether directly or through proxy organizations.

Well economics just is the study of our culturally and specific systems. If economics didn't apply then it wouldn't apply, but it does apply to current systems,

If the accuracy of a study is culturally specific, it is by definition not dealing with human nature.

so it's useful.

Never said economics wasn't useful.

The military certainly doesn't use psychics

The Stargate Project? SSRM Tek?

I'm not aware of any employments by psychics by any public departments.

Even a little googling wouldn't hurt

nor do companies use pseudoscience for their own internal functioning

But they do for investment and other ventures.

Economics meanwhile is up there with marketing, finance, accounting, and engineering as a solid component of companies and government departments.

You seem to be missing the point - the fact that something is widely employed isn't a demonstration that it is rooted in a grasp of human nature.

Well you could claim that governments employ economists to perpetuate their policies or something like that.

Nah, that'd be reductionist - borderline conspiracy theory. We have a set of cultural and political values in the West and the direction/acceptance of economics is directly tied to that. Economists aren't guilty of bad faith research or direct government manipulation, just a lack of objectivity.

But when economists are regularly used for simple things, e.g. "determine the economic effects of this hurricane" or whatever, there's no obvious incentive for working in bad faith.

Unless of course they're working for an insurance firm which will benefit from a lower appraisal of the damage done by a hurricane company.

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