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The Tinkerbell effect is a term describing things that are thought to exist only because people believe in them. The effect is named for Tinker Bell, the fairy in the play Peter who is revived from near death by the belief of the audience.
Claimed cases include:
- private property[citation needed]
- the value of a nation's money in a fiat system[citation needed]
- the value of gold[citation needed]
- civil society[citation needed]
- the "rule of law"[1]
Reverse Tinkerbell effect[]
The Efficient Market Hypothesis is regarded as a case of reverse Tinkerbell effect.[2]
See also[]
- Bokononism
- Brute fact
- Consensus reality
- Conventional wisdom
- Interdependent origination
- Socil constructionism
- Thomas theorem
- Value system
References[]
- ↑ Stewart, Cameron (2004), "The Rule of Law and the Tinkerbell Effect: Theoretical Considerations, Criticisms and Justifications for the Rule of Law", Macquarie Law Journal 4 (7): 135–164, http://www.law.mq.edu.au/html/MqLJ/volume4/vol4_stewartc.pdf.
- ↑ Rall, Eric Efficient Market Hypothesis and the Tinkerbell Effect. URL accessed on 2011-11-06.
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