"Post Darwinian Societies Seminar" #8

Epictetusian Rationality and Evolutionary Stability Grégory Ponthière An economic interpretation of Epictetus's precept of 'Taking away aversion from all things not in our power' consists of extending the domain of indifference beyond its boundaries under non-ethical preferences, so as to yield indifference between outcomes differing only on things outside one's control.