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  1. @byronichero : ) I suppose we all just have to do the best we can in the situation we're in. about 8 hours ago from Snaptu in reply to byronichero
  2. Anti-WTO protest turns violent http://bit.ly/6fTwur about 9 hours ago from Snaptu
  3. How can we learn from our mistakes if we are too afraid to admit to making any? about 11 hours ago from Snaptu
  4. @AllenStairs re: wants vs needs. we may be deceived about what will bring us happiness, and thus be led to want something we don't need about 13 hours ago from Seesmic in reply to AllenStairs
  5. @byronichero however, the office is only legitimate if that larger system is also legitimate. about 13 hours ago from Seesmic in reply to byronichero
  6. @byronichero therefore, the particular agent assigned to the task should be the one most capable in performing said function. about 13 hours ago from Seesmic in reply to byronichero
  7. @byronichero re: political legitimacy. whatever the particular office, it must exist out of some kind of need from the larger system about 13 hours ago from Seesmic in reply to byronichero
  8. We must be willing to fight for what is right. Be fierce! about 14 hours ago from Snaptu
  9. How many things do we rely on that we don't understand? Globalization and specialization go hand in hand. about 15 hours ago from Snaptu
  10. Q for utilitarians: is it better to give people what they want or what they need? about 15 hours ago from Snaptu
  11. I still think the ancient greeks were right about so much, but especially the idea that you can know a people by the heroes they worship. about 17 hours ago from Snaptu
  12. RT @PeterSmith: Any pointers/suggestions to help me update my Faculty's reading list for prospective/beginning stude... http://bit.ly/7wjvfL about 17 hours ago from Snaptu
  13. RT @timeshighered: Powerful thread: "Unis are unhappy places because of a... moral vacuum where cultural relativism... http://bit.ly/6Y1sJ2 about 17 hours ago from Snaptu
  14. @sunfellow You seem to be on a roll lately. Lots of retweetables. about 18 hours ago from Snaptu in reply to sunfellow
  15. @byronichero Their authority comes from my needs matching their skill set. Political leadership may be similar. Objectivity? Maybe not. about 18 hours ago from Snaptu in reply to byronichero
  16. @byronichero I go to the doctor when I am sick, the car mechanic when having car trouble... Unique kinds of authority for each situation about 18 hours ago from Snaptu in reply to byronichero
  17. .@googlenews scooped @nytimes on its own story! only by a second or so, but its still funny. 8:40 PM Nov 27th from Seesmic
  18. @byronichero Could it be like evangelists who see authority in the bible, or scientific realists who see authority in their "method" ? 5:39 PM Nov 27th from Snaptu in reply to byronichero
  19. Qualia: The Knowledge Argument http://bit.ly/6hscIR 4:27 PM Nov 27th from Snaptu
  20. SEP - Problem of Other Minds http://bit.ly/4wXfy0 4:25 PM Nov 27th from Snaptu