Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

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I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

Whoever makes something having bought or contracted for all other held resources used in the...

Whoever makes something having bought or contracted for all other held resources used in the...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because...

The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various...

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

The devil is and always has been a gentleman.

The devil is and always has been a gentleman.

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.