Simple Rules for a Complex World
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Simple Rules for a Complex World is a legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein arguing that societies function best under a framework of clear, general, and minimal legal rules rather than complex regulatory schemes.
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| Simple Rules for a Complex World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Rules for a Complex World Context triple: [Richard A. Epstein, notableWork, Simple Rules for a Complex World]
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A.
Searching for Order in the Complexity of Evolving Worlds
"Searching for Order in the Complexity of Evolving Worlds" is the guiding motto of the Santa Fe Institute, reflecting its focus on understanding complex adaptive systems across disciplines.
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B.
Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy
Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy is a 17th-century religious and political polemical work by Samuel Gorton defending his theological views and civil liberties against persecution in colonial New England.
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C.
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom that follows a suburban father struggling to cope with his teenage daughters, originally starring John Ritter and later featuring James Garner.
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D.
Models of Bounded Rationality
Models of Bounded Rationality is a collection of Herbert A. Simon’s influential works that develop the concept of bounded rationality, explaining how real-world decision-making is constrained by limited information, cognitive capacity, and time.
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E.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Rules for a Complex World Target entity description: Simple Rules for a Complex World is a legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein arguing that societies function best under a framework of clear, general, and minimal legal rules rather than complex regulatory schemes.
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A.
Searching for Order in the Complexity of Evolving Worlds
"Searching for Order in the Complexity of Evolving Worlds" is the guiding motto of the Santa Fe Institute, reflecting its focus on understanding complex adaptive systems across disciplines.
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B.
Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy
Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy is a 17th-century religious and political polemical work by Samuel Gorton defending his theological views and civil liberties against persecution in colonial New England.
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C.
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom that follows a suburban father struggling to cope with his teenage daughters, originally starring John Ritter and later featuring James Garner.
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D.
Models of Bounded Rationality
Models of Bounded Rationality is a collection of Herbert A. Simon’s influential works that develop the concept of bounded rationality, explaining how real-world decision-making is constrained by limited information, cognitive capacity, and time.
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E.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ legal treatise ⓘ |
| advocates | simple legal rules ⓘ |
| appliesTheoryTo |
contract law
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environmental regulation ⓘ labor regulation ⓘ property law ⓘ social welfare policy ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
broad regulatory discretion
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detailed command-and-control regulation ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
freedom of contract
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limited government intervention ⓘ strong property rights ⓘ |
| author | Richard A. Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
complex regulatory schemes are less effective than simple legal rules
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societies function best under clear, general, and minimal legal rules ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
complex regulation
ⓘ
detailed administrative discretion ⓘ |
| genre | law and economics ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chicago school of economics
NERFINISHED
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classical economics ⓘ common law tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic analysis of law
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legal theory ⓘ public policy ⓘ regulation ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic defense of simple legal rules over complex regulation ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
coase theorem
NERFINISHED
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minimal state ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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law students ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| usesMethodology | law and economics analysis ⓘ |
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Subject: Simple Rules for a Complex World Description of subject: Simple Rules for a Complex World is a legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein arguing that societies function best under a framework of clear, general, and minimal legal rules rather than complex regulatory schemes.
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