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And here is a BBC Philosopher’s Arms with Miranda Fricker, about Kant, Hume, racism and moral blame www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038c7bq
The Lies that Bind — Kwame Anthony Appiah
This is an enlightening discussion of what identity is and how it works, both in history and in the present day. Appiah weaves explanations together with history, anecdotes and analysis. He also adds some personal stories and perspectives from his … Continue reading
A rising tide lifts all boats and…
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A rising tide lifts all boats and drowns everyone it catches without one.
Don’t know who needs to hear this but I…
Don’t know who needs to hear this but I can’t stop thinking about it. Just let that sink in. #twittertropes
Replay – Ken Grimwood
I do love a good time-travel story. A middle-aged man has a heart attack and dies – and then wakes up again as a young man back in his college days. Once he figures out what has happened, he sets … Continue reading
“When making decisions, instead of…
“When making decisions, instead of asking ourselves which option will give us the best results, we should be asking which option will give us good-enough results under the widest range of future states of the world.” psyche.co/ideas/why-efficiency-is-dangerous-and-sl…
Commentators who don’t know what…
Commentators who don’t know what they’re talking about just make everything worse. twitter.com/LouieTheRed1/status/129919072367416115…
Stop whining! It just makes things…
Stop whining! It just makes things worse. twitter.com/NewsroomNZ/status/1298718427465412610
“To be led by a coward is to be…
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“To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.”
To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.”
Octavia Butler—writing decades ago in a prophetic book set in the 2020s—on how (not) to choose our leaders www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/octavia-butler-pa… twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1297622916692168704…
The Myth of Choice — Kent Greenfield
When you need to make a decision, having more choices isn’t necessarily better: what really matters is ending up with a good result. Greenfield cites an old Burger King advert: “Choices don’t mean a thing when there’s nothing good to … Continue reading