Wealth tax! It’s not a bad idea. But people seem scared of it for some reason. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm
Introducing Critical Theory — Stuart Sim
This is a dizzying whirlwind tour of Marxism, feminism, postmodernism, and so many other isms, theorists, philosophers and various thinkers. It can’t do much more than give the briefest summaries of these ideas, but it does help to see how … Continue reading
Bernard Williams writing about the…
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Bernard Williams writing about the internet, from back in 2002. Bleakly insightful. twitter.com/martin_oneill/status/12859497149202432…
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
And here is a BBC Philosopher’s Arms…
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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
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…