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“Why does this seemingly rational choice strike a number of you as not understandable, as not entirely rational, as in some sense less a free choice than a compulsion or necessity?” Faust asked. “Why does this seem to be troubling so...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faust Offers Parting Advice to Graduates | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

If a high-minded impulse to change one’s country and the world is naïve or irrational, then what is the rational alternative? Is it that the world is unchangeable? Change is tough, but should we all resign ourselves to working within the confines of massive...

Author: By Nicholas J. Melvoin | Title: A Reasoned Idealism | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

“Why does this seemingly rational choice strike a number of you as not understandable, as not entirely rational, as in some sense less a free choice than a compulsion or necessity?” Faust asked. “Why does this seem to be troubling so...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: In Baccalaureate Address, Faust Gives Harvard Seniors Parting Advice | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

Even prestigious publications often fall into this trap. In recent days, an article in the New York Times declared Iraq “a place where even the most basic reasoning refuses to go in a straight line.” This was in response to Iran’s...

Author: By Hassan Al-damluji | Title: Only Education Can Tell the Story | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

Or does it? Whatever financial benefit you might derive from such a deal, the real joy from the dinner will be very low because each bite you take reminds you how much you are spending. This might be a good dieting approach, but not a way to enjoy spending your...

Author: By Dan Ariely | Title: Irrational Economic Policies | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

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