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We Know What's Best for You". The Shackles of Paternalism. Today, the nanny-state is omnipresent. Its latest pernicious intrusion pertains to pain-relief medication. Doctors are being told to restrict their prescriptions of opioids, the drugs (such as Percocet and Vicodin) used to reduce extreme pain. Why? Because the government is concerned about patients who overuse the drugs, leading to addiction and sometimes death. A story in today’s NY. As I wrote in. IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS. March 17, 2016.
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In Defense of Selfishness Archives - PeterSchwartz.com
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We Know What's Best For You". Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. In Defense of Selfishness. In Defense of Selfishness. Trump and the Meaning of Egoism. Here’s an observation that may surprise people: Donald Trump is. An egoist. And I say that not as praise, but as criticism. This is precisely what Trump does. Being concerned with our self-interest means being concerned with the truth. It means forming conclusions based on evidence, not arbitrary assertions. It means, for example, that one does ...The s...
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We Know What's Best For You". Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. In Defense of Selfishness. Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the...If so, ...
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self-sacrifice Archives - PeterSchwartz.com
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We Know What's Best for You". The Shackles of Paternalism. Today, the nanny-state is omnipresent. Its latest pernicious intrusion pertains to pain-relief medication. Doctors are being told to restrict their prescriptions of opioids, the drugs (such as Percocet and Vicodin) used to reduce extreme pain. Why? Because the government is concerned about patients who overuse the drugs, leading to addiction and sometimes death. A story in today’s NY. As I wrote in. IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS. March 17, 2016.
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Tag Archives: foreign policy. Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the essence of our national interest. Irans goal, however, is t...If so, no t...
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Tag Archives: moral principles. In Defense of Selfishness. Reconceiving the Idea of Selfishness. In the realm of ethics, no characteristic is more widely condemned than selfishness. Practically no one challenges the premise, which were all taught from childhood, that acting for ones own benefit is morally tainted, while sacrificing for the benefit of others is the essence of moral virtue. It is considered self-evident that selfishness is evil. For more, go to Huffington Post. August 4, 2015.
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IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS: Why Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive
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IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS:. Why Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive. The publication date of. IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS. Is June 2, 2015. But it can now be pre-ordered through Amazon at: amazon.com. This is a brief summary—. Intended for the general public—. Of my book, followed by the Table of Contents.). What if the central idea we’re all taught about morality is wrong? My book questions this premise. In Defense of Selfishness. Is a cultural analysis of a deeply ingrained idea, one that influences...
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American self-interest Archives - PeterSchwartz.com
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Tag Archives: American self-interest. Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the essence of our national interest. Irans goal, howev...If so, no t...
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Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the essence of our national interest. Irans goal, however, is to destroy our freedom. The...If so, no treat...
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Self-Interest vs Self-Sacrifice re Iran
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Speak Softly and Carry a Big Carrot. This is a revised version of an earlier post. It was published at Huffington Post–. England has nuclear weapons. So does France. So does Israel. Yet we have no need to sign treaties in which these nations promise not to take actions that threaten us. Why? Iran, by contrast,. All we want–all we. Want–is to protect our freedom against foreign threats. That goal is the essence of our national interest. Irans goal, however, is to destroy our freedom. The...If so, no treat...
