Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Criticisms of Academia by radgeekdotcom
In reply to djr. we’ll captivate you and transform you and you’ll never want to leave… By drugging your students and turning them into pigs, unless Hermes warns them and they prepare by taking sacred moly ahead of time? LikeLike
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(Our World in Data) We just did our annual update of global electricity data
Explore how electricity sources changed across the world in 2021.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Thank You For Your Swervice by Roderick T. Long
In reply to boydstun. See above. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Thank You For Your Swervice by Roderick T. Long
In reply to David Potts. Well, here’s how I’m thinking about these matters: Click to access TulaneFreewill5.pdf LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Markets, Uncertainty, and Health Care by Michael Brazier
Let’s ask a preliminary question about the thought experiment: why does the research needed to prove the theory correct, and the treatment effective, require substantial long-term funding? In most Western countries, the main expense of medical re…
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(QC RSS) A Swift Exit
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Desert and Merit (3) by Markets, Uncertainty, and Health Care | Policy of Truth
[…] of my thoughts on this subject are variations on a theme I’ve blogged here before: to the extent that a free market in anything is driven by the profit motive, it serves widely […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Find Your Way Back: Confessions of a (Seriously) Confused Ex-Libertarian by Markets, Uncertainty, and Health Care | Policy of Truth
[…] That’s an understatement. I’d be more inclined to say that the economics of health care is like economics done under conditions beset by the Evil Demon of Descartes’ Meditations. I’ve also come to think that Arrow’s insight applies even more …
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(Policy of Truth) Markets, Uncertainty, and Health Care
After about a year and a half of working in health care, and at least some casual reading of the relevant literature, I’m increasingly skeptical that a libertarian free market can provide an adequate basis for the provision of health care. The longer I work in the field, the more convinced I become of the…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on A Slap in the Face by Irfan Khawaja
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen children smacked in the face, in public, for back-talk to their parents– without so much as a raised eyebrow from people in the vicinity, much less a call to the police, or the kind of outra…
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