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Free will is generally understood as the capacity or ability of people to either choose between different possible courses of action, exercise control over their actions in a way that is necessary for moral responsibility, or be the ultimate source or originator of their actions. There are different theories as to its nature, and these aspects are often emphasized differently depending on philosophical tradition, with debates focusing on whether and how such freedom can coexist with physical determinism, divine foreknowledge, and other constraints. Free will is closely linked to the concepts of moral responsibility and moral desert, praise, culpability, and other judgements that can logical…

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Epictetus, Stoicism, and Slavery. Epictetus was an ex-slave and a leading Stoic philosopher in the Roman Empire during the second-century. His devoted student, Arrian, recorded Epictetus’ lectures and conversations in eight books titled Discourses, of which only four are extant. As an exslave and teacher, one expects to see him deal with the topic of slavery and freedom in great detail. However, few scholars have researched the relationship of Epictetus’ personal life and his views on slavery. In order to understand Epictetus’ perspective, it is essential to understand the political culture of his day and the social views on slavery. During his early years, Epictetus lived in Rome and was E…

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{epub download} The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You by Michael Gervais, Kevin Lake

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Stop Thinking You Know How Things Have Changed…Go Measure it. Claims that “kids these days” are in decline persist across eras. These complaints, however, rest largely on biased intuitions rather than rigorous evidence. It is not the case that everyone else before was wrong about decline but this time we are finally right. We highlight how intuitions of the generational decline are due to researchers being odd. Judgments are further distorted by misperceptions of the present, idealized memories of the past, presentism, all producing comparisons between reality and fiction. Historical examples and contemporary data illustrate how technologies and practices unfamiliar to older cohorts are ove…

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Quantitative easing is over, but can Joe Hockey stop worrying about rising inequality?

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Stop worrying about not getting enough exercise and being too stressed – you may live longer

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“. . . worrying about your patient is terribly important . . . the only way we have of keeping the patients safe is to be worried about them.”

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