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I Misunderstood Hayek
Market information isn't only distributed locally. It is generated locally too.
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The Contrarian Economist: An Interview with Prof. Tyler Cowen
Prof. Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, and is the author of several…
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#6 | Tyler Cowen | Everything But the Kitchen Sink
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Dear Jim
A letter to my deceased and abusive (not really) father
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The High Costs of Lockdowns: An Interview with Dr. Bhattacharya
Dr. Bhattacharya is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. He holds an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Economics, both from Stanford.
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ChatGPT is bullshit (partly) because people are bullshitters
A shortened version of a paper forthcoming in the journal Philosophy & Technology
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Dear Descartes
A Letter Exploring Moral and Political Aspects of Skepticism in the Meditations
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Is philosophy useless?
No, but it ain't that practical either
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There are philosophical arguments. So what?
A reply to Bentham's Bullfrog
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Santa Claus and the Problem of Evil
The two are closely related
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I was interviewed
In this interview, I discuss my background, teaching and research. A great read if you've curious about the (odd) mind of an academic philosopher.
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You oughta know | the shortened version
A shortened version of a paper forthcoming in Episteme (an epistemology journal)
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