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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

...ng rights to life of two people). One way to decide among equally potent claims is randomly (by flipping a coin, or casting dice). Alternatively, w... ...son has the intention to achieve a goal. He then engages in a series of absolutely random and unrelated actions, one of which yields the desired re... ... of action and by a declared intention. Otherwise, the effort will be judged to be random, devoid of meaning, haphazard, arbitrary, capricious, etc... ...cquisition of knowledge or in mental therapy where we have no direct observational access to the events and we have to rely on testimonials. If the... ...ic resources. The market's great advantages over central planning are precisely its randomness and its lack of self-awareness. Market participants ... ...eter) against Disorder. In this context, natural selection is no more "blind" or "random" than its subjects. It is discriminating, encourages stru... ...ency of well-placed Jews to promote their brethren and provide them with privileged access to opportunities, funding, and jobs. The Jewish Response... ...erience is an element of an idiosyncratic, non-communicable, language - we have no access to any information regarding it and, therefore, we are in... ...regarding it and, therefore, we are in no position to judge it. Only the artist has access to it and only he can decide how far is his representatio...

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