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Bigger animals just
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
the theories of jurisprudence, of absolute and relative justice, of intimidation, utility, and the
Enrico Ferri • Criminal Sociology
Each ant, like each human, is composed of a living physical structure plus behavioral algorithms in its nerve cells. In the ant’s case, the behavioral algorithms are few in number and almost entirely genetic in origin. The ant learns a little behavior from experiences, but mostly it merely responds to ten or so stimuli with a few simple responses p... See more
Charlie Munger • The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, by Charlie Munger
Everything for oneself, everything for personal utility: a pleasure in cruelty toward the weak and toward animals. This is the end-result of thousands of years of “civilization.”
Bronze Age Pervert • Bronze Age Mindset
Perhaps these are first steps towards the kind of moral and social progress that Mill was imagining as he looked forward to a time when people who were no longer engrossed in the art of getting on would aspire instead to the art of living.
Kate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
human self-domestication
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