philosophy

January 2018

JTOL0019 A Fascinating Read of Thomas Sowell Intellectuals and Society

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Thinking of purchasing the book? http://amzn.to/2fVed2Z 00:00 Intro (bla bla bla) 00:44 Lefties are Idiots. And Righties are Mean 02:15 A strategic alliance 02:46 What do those who study the social sciences and humanities have in common? 03:08 Specialised knowledge vs. distributed knowledge 04:46 Ph [...]

November 2017

JTOL0004 “Brain Drain” Tentative Thoughts | Should Smart People Stay in

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Do people owe their talents to the place they come from? 00:00 Small talk 01:04 Introduction and discussion of the topic 02:15 Can informed persons help the rest of their country? 04:38 Is the individual more important than the country? 11:48 Why it doesn’t make sense for persons to stay /Why countr [...]