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Thanks to Willy Tepes for the tip
Thanks to Willy Tepes for the tip
Why Aren't More Highly Intelligent People Rich? A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Another Factor Matters a Lot More
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Why Aren't More Highly Intelligent People Rich? A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Another Factor Matters a Lot More
Intelligence is important, but intelligence without effort is sometimes wasted.
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How to think about pleasure
One way of defining pleasure is by viewing it as an absence of pain. This tradition reaches back to Epicurus and continues to be a useful way of defending the pursuit of pleasure.
People have often sought pleasure in nature, whether it be to feel the sublime immensity of the world or to get away from all those dickheads back home.
Taking pleasure in other people’s pleasure is a sure route to becoming a decent sort of person.
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One way of defining pleasure is by viewing it as an absence of pain. This tradition reaches back to Epicurus and continues to be a useful way of defending the pursuit of pleasure.
People have often sought pleasure in nature, whether it be to feel the sublime immensity of the world or to get away from all those dickheads back home.
Taking pleasure in other people’s pleasure is a sure route to becoming a decent sort of person.
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Psyche
How to think about pleasure
Weirdly hard to define, much less to feel OK about it, pleasure is a tricky creature. Can philosophy help us lighten up?