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Tag Archives: pragmatism
What’s the Best Way to Learn? Just-In-Time versus Just-In-Case
You will never be dumber than you are right now. You will also never have more time than you do right now. Thus, you have a relative abundance of time and a relative dearth of knowledge. How do we strike … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, culture, economics, education, history, how-to, learning, online learning, pragmatism, programming, statistics, technology, uncertainty
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Nature and Politics
In the last post I discussed how nature has come to be regarded as a synonym for good, and suggested that that has not always been the case. Indeed, I am indebted to William Cronon for making the same point … Continue reading
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Tagged Hobbes, nature, philosophy of science, politics, pragmatism, rational actor, Rousseau
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Nature and Engineering
Many people today have the idea that “natural” is synonymous with “better.” It is this idea that I want to call into question in the current post, and perhaps restate in a more agreeable (to me) way in the next … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, food, nature, philosophy, pragmatism, problems, running, shoes
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