Category: ethics
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The life need of philosophy
Update: You can also read the following at Huffington Post. — A manifesto We know what a hammer is used for: it is used to pound in nails. When we need to pound in nails, we open the drawer, pull out the hammer, and use it for its intended purpose. In building our lives, hammers…
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On the foolishness of waiting
I hate waiting, hate not so much the experience but the idea of waiting. The experience is tolerable, but the idea is exhausting. The idea of waiting is exhausting. Even then, “The idea of waiting is exhausting” falls flat as an expression. Its inadequacy shows through. Better said: “The life that envelops itself in the…
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How do I know that I like this person? Some heuristics
Yesterday, I wrote about a handful of entrepreneurial principles to live by. The first principle from Martin Glaser was: “Only work with people you like.” I haven’t addressed the epistemic question, however. It is: “How do I know that I like this person?” Well, How well put together is this person? Is he intact, or…
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Some entrepreneurial principles to live by
An entrepreneur: “one who undertakes,” says the OED. Or could we be a bit coy and say, “one who gives it a whirl?” And how might he live? By his wits and according to principle. The first three, slightly modified, are lifted from a short essay by Milton Glaser. Only work with people you like.…
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Malcolm Harris on bad education
From n+1: Harris’s punch line: “[H]igher education, for-profit or not, has increasingly become a scam.” To review: “Since 1978, the price of tuition at US colleges has increased over 900 percent, 650 points above inflation.” And how have students paid for ever rising tuition? By taking out loans, federally back and hence low risk. Harris’s…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 