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Brezhnev syndrome and why we’re bad at understanding others

Mathew Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

People unlike us Understanding others is hard, so hard that we default to very simple heuristics when doing so. The easiest one is empathy. We have pretty good access toContinue readingBrezhnev syndrome and why we’re bad at understanding others

Posted on June 10, 2018June 10, 2018
Cat Links Letters

#53 On equipment for living

Dear Mat, One of my favourite formulations of literature — as opposed to myth — is Kenneth Burke’s claim that it is equipment for living. Literature provides us with new perspectivesContinue reading#53 On equipment for living

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018
Cat Links Letters

#49 On irony

Dear Mat, Thinking The Bible perfectly good or perfectly bad is wrong. Reading my criticism of it as saying it is perfectly wrong is, ironically, the same kind of wrong. Here’s myContinue reading#49 On irony

Posted on November 20, 2017January 18, 2018
Cat Links Letters

#40 On integrity

Dear Jamie, Thank you for your answers, but I think I disagree with almost everything you said. Let’s begin.

Posted on November 6, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#39 On moral luck

Dear Mat, I fear this is boiling down to an ancient disagreement over how much we should care about something, rather than whether we should care about it. You agree thatContinue reading#39 On moral luck

Posted on July 18, 2017July 23, 2017
Cat Links Letters

#31 On tyranny

Dear Mat, There’s a bet involved here. For me the odds are very bad that any serious change will improve the system. For me. I flourish in a liberal democracyContinue reading#31 On tyranny

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