What Samuel Hammond thinks about behavioural science
Senior economist at the Foundation for American Innovation; writes Second Best, and was the Niskanen Center's director of social policy before that.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Samuel Hammond has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingHuman social cooperation is fundamentally norm-governed rather than purely consequentialist.
Their wordshuman sociality is not purely consequentialist but instead highly norm-governed.
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