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The just-world fallacy, or just-world hypothesis, is the cognitive bias that assumes that "people get what they deserve" – that actions will necessarily have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor. For example, the assumptions that noble actions will eventually be rewarded and evil actions will eventually be punished fall under ...
Thick received positive critical reception. [9] [10] In a review for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Maggie Levantoskaya wrote, "The playful, familiar tone of the eight essays reminds readers why the author has captured the attention of The Atlantic, the Washington Post, Slate, and her many social media followers.
Kusher explained that he aimed to explore why individuals who achieve success may not feel fulfilled with their lives. [ 1 ] When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough makes several references to the book of Ecclesiastes , which is described as "the most dangerous book in the Bible" because it asks readers to think about life instead of blindly ...
If so then Deceived Wisdom is the book for you. Organised into easy-to-read standalone sections, it looks at the things we think we know and examines why we don’t know them at all. There is much deceived wisdom in the world – from fit-ness fallacies to dietary deceptions and countless miscellane-ous misconceptions.
Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical" is an essay by John Rawls, published in 1985. [1] In it he describes his conception of justice. It comprises two main principles of liberty and equality; the second is subdivided into fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle .
The Obama administration should revise the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enacted in 1974, so that the provisions extend coverage to domestic workers - a group that has long been excluded from basic minimum wage and overtime protections.
When Bad Things Happen to Good People (ISBN 1-4000-3472-8) is a 1981 book by Harold Kushner, a Conservative rabbi.Kushner addresses in the book one of the principal problems of theodicy, the conundrum of why, if the universe was created and is governed by a God who is of a good and loving nature, there is nonetheless so much suffering and pain in it—essentially, the evidential problem of evil.
KU has scraped by two Big 12 foes, while a pair of late no-calls have become a topic of conversation. K-State coach Jerome Tang has an emotional game up next. Let’s discuss on today’s podcast.