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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.eduOn Liberty
#401 - Rory Sutherland - The Psychology Of Transport, Google Maps & Bear Attacks
player.fm'Moral education, which ought never, in any circumstances, to be rational.'
Aldous Huxley • Brave New World: Aldous Huxley's Most Popular Dystopian Classic Novel: Aldous Huxley's Most Popular Classic Novel
The aim, therefore, of patriots, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be suffered to exercise over the community; and this limitation was what they meant by liberty.
John Stuart Mill • On Liberty
John Stuart Mill wrote in the 1840s: “I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage.”
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
J. Stuart Mill se pose avant tout en défenseur de la liberté individuelle face au groupe dominant attelé à la seule tâche d’imposer ses croyances et ses coutumes. Dans La Liberté, il écrit : « La seule liberté qui mérite ce nom est celle de chercher notre bien propre à notre propre façon, aussi longtemps que nous n’essayons pas de priver les autres
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