Myth, Meaning, and Antifragile Individualism: On the Ideas of Jordan Peterson
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Diachronic Identity: Intimations, Perturbations, Antifragility and Toleration
My contribution to the C+T symposium on Roger Scruton’s Conservatism. antifragileConservatismidentityidentity politicsPolitical philosophyRoger ScrutonToleration
How two incompatible sacred values are driving conflict and confusion in American universities
The ever insightful Jonathan Haidt at SUNY New Palz with the very excellent Eugene Health in the audience and who sits on convened the faculty task force on free speech. An aside: I was once told by an assistant professor climbing the greasy pole of tenure that she didn’t believe the PC-POMO tripe that is the prevailing…
Soul and skin in the game
In a world overpopulated with nth rate punditry (i.e. bad faith public intellectuals) I am of the view that one of the very few who rises above the crowd is Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He is truly independent-minded, not in any ideological or financial pocket, has theoretic/practical credibility and is the most cultivated of men. He cuts…
Taleb on Skin in the Game
Nassim Taleb talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his recent paper (with Constantine Sandis) on the morality and effectiveness of “skin in the game.” When decision makers have skin in the game–when they share in the costs and benefits of their decisions that might affect others–they are more likely to make prudent decisions than…
Taleb talk
H/T to Fred Morgan for this: Also see UNDERSTANDING IS A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR CONVEXITY (ANTIFRAGILITY) antifragileBlack SwanconvexityLuckNassim Nicholas Taleb
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