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The Verma Post: The firmest principle of all is the principle of non-contradiction
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. The firmest principle of all is the principle of non-contradiction. For the same thing to hold and not to hold of the same thing at the same time and in the same respect is impossible, given any further specifications added to guard against dialectical objections." Aristotle in Metaphysics. Posted by Anoop Verma. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Verma Post: Immanuel Kant's scary views on education
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Saturday, May 2, 2015. Immanuel Kant's scary views on education. In his On Education (1803) Immanuel Kant makes the following points on imagination and fiction:. Quotes via Stephen Hicks. Posted by Anoop Verma. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ayn Rand on Ideas. For the new intellectual. The False Propaganda Against Nuclear Radiation. Don't Let It Go. Voices for Reason Blog.
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The Verma Post: Real money is indispensable
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Sunday, April 26, 2015. Real money is indispensable. Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction." J. M. Keynes. Posted by Anoop Verma. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ayn Rand on Ideas. Donald T...
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The Verma Post: Poetry is of greater importance than philosophy ~ Aristotle
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Thursday, May 7, 2015. Poetry is of greater importance than philosophy Aristotle. History tells what has happened, poetry what is such that it could happen. That’s why poetry is more philosophical and more serious [about ethics] than is history; for poetry tells more of the universal, history of the particulars." Aristotle in Poetics. Posted by Anoop Verma. Ayn Rand on Ideas.
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The Verma Post: In applied mathematics, you must describe your unit ~ Newton
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Wednesday, April 22, 2015. In applied mathematics, you must describe your unit Newton. Sir Isaac Newton was asked by the British Treasury officials and financiers of his day why the monetary pound had to be a fixed quantity of precious metal. Why, indeed, must it consist of precious metal, or have any objective reality? Source: Isabel Paterson's book The God of The Machine.
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We Know What's Best for You". The Shackles of Paternalism. Today, the nanny-state is omnipresent. Its latest pernicious intrusion pertains to pain-relief medication. Doctors are being told to restrict their prescriptions of opioids, the drugs (such as Percocet and Vicodin) used to reduce extreme pain. Why? Because the government is concerned about patients who overuse the drugs, leading to addiction and sometimes death. A story in today’s NY. As I wrote in. IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS. March 17, 2016.
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In Defense of Selfishness Archives - PeterSchwartz.com
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We Know What's Best For You". Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. In Defense of Selfishness. In Defense of Selfishness. Trump and the Meaning of Egoism. Here’s an observation that may surprise people: Donald Trump is. An egoist. And I say that not as praise, but as criticism. This is precisely what Trump does. Being concerned with our self-interest means being concerned with the truth. It means forming conclusions based on evidence, not arbitrary assertions. It means, for example, that one does ...The s...
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We Know What's Best For You". Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. In Defense of Selfishness. Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the...If so, ...
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The Verma Post: Chaos theory proves that unpredictability is built into our daily lives
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Chaos theory proves that unpredictability is built into our daily lives. Posted by Anoop Verma. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ayn Rand on Ideas. For the new intellectual. The False Propaganda Against Nuclear Radiation. Don't Let It Go. Voices for Reason Blog. The Ayn Rand Institute. Bonus Quotation of the Day…. Watts Up With That? This Video Sho...
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The Verma Post: What happiness is ~ Aristotle
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If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization." Ludwig von Mises. Friday, May 1, 2015. What happiness is Aristotle. Aristotle thinks we can all agree what to call the highest human good: it is eudaimonia, happiness. But as for what happiness is, people disagree vehemently and sometimes even contradict themselves at different times of life. Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics). Posted by Anoop Verma. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). After the...
