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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on OUR BASIC INTUITIVE DATA REGARDING THE DEPENDENCE OF THE NORMATIVE ON THE DESCRIPTIVE (WHY SUPERVENIENCE IS NOT ONE OF THEM) by mlyoung57
Thanks for that, Stephen. I always enjoy the opportunity to get my Objectivist and analytic-philosopher caps on at the same time! On a view like Rand’s, I think that facts like [X’s A-ing being right] would be (partially or fully) metaphys…
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(The GiveWell Blog) Maximum Impact Fund update: Q1 and Q2 2020
Thanks to our donors, we have disbursed $23.3 million in flexible funding to our top charities this year. This generous, flexible support is worthy of celebration! This post focuses on our decision to grant $15.3 million to the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), which includes the $11.7 million that donors gave to “Grants to recommended charities…
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(Cat and Girl) Everyone Loves a Baby!
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on OUR BASIC INTUITIVE DATA REGARDING THE DEPENDENCE OF THE NORMATIVE ON THE DESCRIPTIVE (WHY SUPERVENIENCE IS NOT ONE OF THEM) by boydstun
Michael, to a portion of your thoughts here: If the descriptive facts looked at were facts about functionality in living systems, particularly its situation in humans, such as in value theory of Rand (or Guyau), would such facts be disqualified for gro…
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( Comments for Austro-Athenian Empire ) Comment on Confessions of a Grammar Nazi by Sheldon Richman
I wish to associate myself with the content of this post. I especially like the term “defeasible) deference to experts.”
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(Radical Classical Liberals) An Appeal for Civil Discourse
“Humans were genetically inclined to be intolerant of difference. They could overcome the inclination, but it was a reality of the Human conflict that they often did not.” —Octavia Butler I’ve been binge reading Octavia Butler’s fantastic fiction. I can’t recommend it highly enough—its been a long time since I’ve so enjoyed an author’s work. …
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(Our World in Data) Which form of transport has the smallest carbon footprint?
Transport accounts for almost one-quarter of global CO2 emissions. For individuals, it can be the largest part of their carbon footprint. But if you need to travel, what is the lowest-carbon way to do so? We take a look at the data.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Who Is Sheldon Richman, and Why Does He Hate the Constitution and American Greatness? and Why Does He Love Jihadis, French Communism, Godless Atheism, and Weird-Ass Epistemology? by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Roderick T. Long. More moderately, I don’t see why there needs to be a “global secular Jewish culture” in order for someone to be a secular Jew. Sheldon of all people, Wittgenstein fan that he is, should recognise the pos…
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