Content tagged observation

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Are good fund managers simply lucky fund managers? About stocks, Nassim Taleb is sure of only one thing: that the probability of exceptional events—S11, … gulfstream/805

What rules govern a “just society”? Political philosopher John Rawls believed that a thought experiment known as the “original position” … gulfstream/979

Two parts to this. (1) A nice riff on Maxim, FHM, etc.: “Have you noticed that male chauvinism is making a comeback?” (2) The observation that … gulfstream/1151

Richard Posner on liberalism and conscription. A nice observation: “… since the left has been notably unsuccessful in restricting economic … gulfstream/1152

Quotes Collected

It is an old observation that the best writers sometimes disregard the rules of rhetoric. When they do so, however, the reader will usually find in the … quotes/438

It is a mighty fine witty boy, Mrs. pierce's little boy. The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more pleasure, knowing that this is the proper … pepys/193

But even if change is inevitable, that portion of change that is the result of human thought and decision is susceptible to moral evaluation. Change is … dalrymple/11