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On Bullshit
The document discusses the nature and prevalence of bullshit, distinguishing it from lying and exploring its connection to skepticism and the pursuit of personal sincerity.
www2.csudh.eduOne other oddly big thing happened to Sam at the beginning of his junior year. Completely out of the blue, a twenty-five-year-old lecturer in philosophy at Oxford University named Will Crouch* reached out and asked to meet with him. Sam never learned how the guy had found him—probably from the writing Sam had been doing on various utilitarian messa
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Three years into his career at Jane Street, he remained fully committed to generating as many dollars as possible and channeling them into the causes that saved lives most efficiently. He’d given away most of the money he’d made on the trading floor to three charities identified by the Oxford philosophers as being especially efficient at saving liv
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Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement.
Stephen J. Dubner • Freakonomics
Sa conclusion fut la suivante: le but ultime de toute législation était le bien du peuple; plus il y a de bien, mieux c’est. Bentham était le père de l’utilitarisme, la doctrine selon laquelle, dans toute prise de décision (légale et personnelle), le but poursuivi devrait être le bénéfice total (utilité) maximum, peu importe l’identité des bénéfici
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