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A "thought-terminating cliché" (TTC) is a phrase or argument typically used to end a debate, generally by leveraging a phrase that sounds meaningful, but is actual just a superficial means of ending…
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The Atlantic
A Famous Argument Against Free Will Has Been Debunked
The Atlantic
9 min read · From 2019 · For decades, a landmark brain study fed speculation about whether we control our own actions. It seems to have made a classic mistake.
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Aeon+Psyche
Marge and Homer’s ice cream argument, or why metaethics matters
Aeon+Psyche
7 min read · 2021-11-29 · Metaethics is about the meaning of our moral concepts, which are so consequential for moral debates and behaviour
Reader View · Shared by 277, including Ray Monk, Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Nigel Warburton 🧡 #RejoinEU 🇺🇦, Anita Leirfall, maxadorno, Neil Hart 💙, Marylin Delgado
Literary Hub
An Argument for Requiring Americans to Vote
Literary Hub
5 min read · Mar 24th · One hundred percent democracy sounds like a grade someone has achieved in a course—and we would like to believe that our American system can be remade to live up to its promise and become worthy of…
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medium.com
The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
medium.com
4 min read · From 2018 · Many people, myself included, have multiple areas of life they would like to improve. For example, I would like to reach more people with…
Reader View · Shared by 210, including Jacob Jarnvall, Matt, Stephan Woodtli, Tom Connor, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Thomas Power, Ⓓarío Macchi, Gabriele, Dominik Grolimund, Martina Grolimund, Stefan Diepolder, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Ron McIntyre, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Marco Unternaehrer, Vincenzo Tremonte, Daron Larson, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris Schultz ✌️
mnei.nl
SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT
mnei.nl
6 min read · May 14th · SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first…
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NPR
One Author's Argument 'In Defense Of Looting'
NPR
9 min read · 2020-08-28 · In her new book, writer Vicky Osterweil argues that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real, lasting change in society.
Reader View · Shared by 148, including Esther Schindler, Douglas Karr, Matteo Furia, Niall Ferguson, jason@calacanis.com, Matt Taibbi, l. ones, Peter Todd, Olivia Nuzzi, Joshua Benton, Jeffrey Flier, Christina Sommers
The Washington Post
Analysis | A powerful argument for wearing a mask, in visual form
The Washington Post
2020-10-23 · Real-time pandemic data paints a vivid picture of the relationship between mask-wearing and the prevalence of covid-19 symptoms.
Reader View · Shared by 144, including Joanna J Bryson, danielle 🥽, Joshua Benton, Pippa Norris, Henry Reich, Anne Thompson, Bob Wachter, Deborah Blum, Paul Graham, Kara Swisher, Steffanie Strathdee, PhD 🗡️ 🦠Superbug Slayer🗡️, Jeff Atwood, Anne Applebaum, Esther C, MD MPH, Carolina A. Miranda, Irene Au, Atul Gawande, Eric Topol, Jenna Johnson, Abraar Karan
Literary Hub
Don’t Overthink It: The Argument For Just Starting to Write
Literary Hub
7 min read · Mar 7th · You are writing a novel. You are writing a book. You might be reading this with a blank page in front of you, or with a partial draft already under way. In either case, you might find it helpful to…
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The New Statesman
Why Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant than ever
The New Statesman
5 min read · 2020-08-05 · We are used to thinking of idleness as a vice, something to be ashamed of. But when the British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote “In Praise of Idleness” in 1932, at the height of the Great…
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