What does it cost? What is it worth? (2)
The less-obvious side of supply and demand in a nutshell: People pay different prices for (the same) pizza because for all sorts of reasons they… Read More »What does it cost? What is it worth? (2)
Values
More than your share
When you think you’ve done twice your share of the work, you’re probably getting close to having done your actual share. DriverlessParentodile Kant would categorically… Read More »More than your share
Leslie Newbigin on The Heretical Imperative
In The Heretical Imperative [Peter Berger] has argued that the distinctive feature of this [‘modern’, Western] culture is that there is no generally acknowledged “plausibility… Read More »Leslie Newbigin on The Heretical Imperative
Edmund Burke on learning’s purpose and reward
This is a short and interesting early piece on “philosophy and learning,” and the benefits of reading widely. It turns out Burke and Marx agreed… Read More »Edmund Burke on learning’s purpose and reward
Aristocracy / Meritocracy; or, Beda Kumis*
Aristocracy originally meant “the rule of the best”, with connotations of virtue and competence. It sounds like a good way to run a society, depending… Read More »Aristocracy / Meritocracy; or, Beda Kumis*
Out of the woods
We’re not out of the woods yet. If by “woods” you mean “this place where we find ourselves in which we’re often confused, are occasionally… Read More »Out of the woods
On sharpening frogs; or, Crockham’s Razor
I shave with a mildew-encrusted Gillette, changing my blade about every three months. The blades work well long after their suggested shelf life, and I… Read More »On sharpening frogs; or, Crockham’s Razor
Karl Marx on the power of capitalism and globalisation
David Harvey and Schumpeter both point out Marx’s enormous admiration of the dynamism and power of capitalism, even as he sought to destroy it. This… Read More »Karl Marx on the power of capitalism and globalisation
John Ruskin on education, advancement and vanity
… I receive many letters from parents respecting the education of their children. In the mass of these letters I am always struck by the… Read More »John Ruskin on education, advancement and vanity
Whose timeline?
Some people (you?) get an enormous amount done without any kind of timeline or plan. If the timeline was up to other people there would… Read More »Whose timeline?