Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(QC RSS) Another One
I will keep adding cute robots to my comic until the sun burns out
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(Our World in Data) We just published a major overhaul of our work on Diarrheal Diseases
Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death, especially among children. Explore global data on deaths and treatment for this killer.
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(Our World in Data) Income inequality before and after taxes: How much do countries redistribute income?
The redistribution of income achieved by governments through taxes and benefits varies hugely.
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(QC RSS) Little Miss Popular
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on SOCIETY AND REQUIREMENT REVISITED by Irfan Khawaja
You’ve probably heard me make these criticisms, but it might be helpful to find them all stated in one place. (1) Your account requires a requirement to be explained by a failing. In general, I don’t think any requirement can explained by i…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Parkland Trial (7): Vindication by Irfan Khawaja
Two headlines from The New York Times. June 26, before the verdict: “Jury to Decide Fate of Deputy Who Did Not Confront Parkland Gunman” June 29, after the verdict: “Jury Acquits Deputy Who Failed to Confront Parkland Gunman” So…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: The Marian Reforms Weren’t a Thing
This week we’re going to take a bit of a detour because the previous post on the Roman conscription system, the dilectus, sparked some discussion both here and on social media which made me realize that the popular understanding of the way that the Roman army changed during the Late Republic (c. 133-31 BC, though…
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(Policy of Truth) SOCIETY AND REQUIREMENT REVISITED
In a previous post, I provided an account of society S being required to be some way (or do some particular thing) W entirely in terms of more familiar requirements that participants (individuals, but perhaps also collectives that count as agents) do enough or do their part to help S realize W. In the comments,…
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(Our World in Data) Measuring inequality: What is the Gini coefficient?
The Gini coefficient is the most common way of measuring inequality. But what does it actually measure? And how does it differ from other measures of inequality?
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(QC RSS) To The Point Of Failure
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