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...graphs, neoclassical economics still rests on several foundational beliefs of what constitutes human nature. These beliefs are illustrated in the infamous economic model of how humans behave, Economic Man. Economic Man is a rational individual with preset preferences who constantly seeks to maximize his own utility—happiness??through consumption of resources. Is this conception of human nature and human happiness accurate? Does it accurately describe you or the people you know? Most empirical evidence and just plain common sense suggests that humans are not rational in this way, that many factors motivate us to do things...

Author: By Michael Y. Lee, | Title: The Politics of Economics | 3/12/2002 | See Source »

...young women out there considered this fact—instead of deluding themselves into seeing “fetus” as a static abstraction—perhaps they would think twice before denying an innocent person his or her inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness??however humble or short that life might...

Author: By Kevin R. Pilkiewicz, | Title: Precious Feet of the Unborn | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...inspiration. Kurzweil, known for his work in advanced speech recognition, is convinced that the line between human society and technology is becoming increasingly blurred and that computers will eventually become our companions and teachers. Weighty stuff for a band whose previous attempts at depth climaxed with the bizarre truism Happiness??Is Not A Fish that You Can Catch, the title of their 1999 release...

Author: By Stacy A. Porter, | Title: Fitter, Happier | 3/16/2001 | See Source »

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