On Happiness

Excluding the Other

Reputationist — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:10:27 +0000

“Self-consciousness exists in and for itself when . . . it so exists for another; that is, it exists only in being acknowledged” -G.W.F Hegel In our modern multicultural sensitive society, it is...

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Does the Crime deserve its Punishment

Reputationist — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:45:03 +0000

In this essay, I will discuss Jean Hampton’s revamped justification of the retributive theory of punishment based on the link between our condemnation of an act and what makes the act wrong. In...

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Be Happy Papa!

Reputationist — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:44 +0000

Amiri commands: Be happy Papa! He is one of grandchildren (2 boys and 2 girls). I come in contact with him more frequently than any of the others. In fact, I see or speak with every week during the...

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Yes I Can - Stanley Fish Blog - NYTimes.com
Professor Fish analyzes how I Obama positions himself over time.

Looking At My Kids – Disruptive Imagination – It’s in the genes

Reputationist — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:42:27 +0000

When my children were first born, like most fathers, I inspected their eye color, nose shape, skin tone and other immediately noticeable features – seeking to identify those that offered a hint of...

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Fictional Self

Reputationist — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:34:36 +0000

In Chapter XXVII of his Essay Concerning Human Understand, John Locke argues for a system of determining the continuity of the person overtime. Locke begins his discussion of what he calls “personal...

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Filling The Hole in The Soul

Reputationist — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:15:45 +0000

Altruism is not a constant occurrence amongst philanthropists; the idea is constant but not the action. The soul-hole is like a gas tank—its driver will ride on “E” (all the while acquiring more...

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Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Women and Minorities Seen as a Focus of Search
The news that President Obama will nominate a judge to the Supreme Court fanned the speculative flames in legal and political circles.

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The GOP: Divorced from Reality
The Republican base is behaving like a guy who just got dumped by his wife... a bitter divorced guy whose country has left him -- obsessing over it, haranguing it, blubbering one minute about how much you love it and vowing the next that if you cannot have it, nobody will. But it's been almost 100 days, and your country is not coming back to you.

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Tears Not Shed - The Legacy of Philosophy and Politics � On
Tara has the same fire to effect the world as I do. She unlike me is a “limousine liberal” without the limousine - neither of us have limousines - she has the maternalism - I’m too pessimistic to care if anyone is saved! Her basic view is that education will free her opponents from the faulty views they hold.

Tears Not Shed – The Legacy of Philosophy and Politics

Reputationist — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:18:17 +0000

I’ve boasted on my boys Seth and Mackenzie often. Today it’s time to turn to one of my daughters – Tara. Tara came into my life later and from an unexpected source. We’ve...

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Harvard Derivatives Whiz Fired For Emailing Larry Summers Ab
A former quantitative analyst at Harvard Management Company, the university's endowment manager, tells the Harvard Crimson she was fired for voicing concern to then-university president Larry Summers' chief of staff about the money manager's risky use of derivatives.Iris Mack, 2nd African-Amer woman Harvard PhD in applied math found a "frightening"

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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Obama Holding ONLINE Town Hall on Thursday
"Open for Questions" is a new experiment for WhiteHouse.gov. Thursday morning, the President will conduct a special online town hall on the economy and answer some of the most popular questions and the event will be streamed on WhiteHouse.gov. Hopefully it will last.

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Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Americans Not Blaming Obama For AIG: Poll
Despite a media push to pin the AIG bonuses on on President Obama, a poll finds that 93% say others are to blame, not President Obama.

Confession – Mack’s Lament

Reputationist — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:39:32 +0000

Mackenzie, my youngest son wrote the following and requested that I read and respond. Mackenzie is currently studying at Yale University. In so many ways Mackenzie is the most mature – wise – of...

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Nothing Left???

Reputationist — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:19:15 +0000

December 24 – My mother died twelve years ago today. I never really grieved. My life is upside down – I never grieved. I look back over the last years and see – loneliness – separation – stupidity –...

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Reputation: Building on Trust

Reputationist — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:18:03 +0000

Business Reputation: Creativity and Happiness: Reputation: Building on Trust Posted using ShareThis

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