'Rational self' presentation slideshows

Making sense through the struggle of memes

Making sense through the struggle of memes. Presentation by Kate Jones at 2011 Double Festival of Project Renaissance. Making sense with memes. Each human mind is a unique combination of perceptions, concepts, experiences, contexts, beliefs and goals.

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Appendix

Appendix. Tools of Microeconomics. 1. The Marginal Principle. Simple decision making rule We first define: Marginal benefit (MB): the benefit of an extra unit of an activity Marginal cost (MC): the cost of an extra unit of an activity.

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Objectivism 101

14th Annual Summer Seminar of The Objectivist Center Diana Mertz Hsieh Lecture Three: Life and Happiness Tuesday, July 1, 2003. Objectivism 101. Objectivism 101 Schedule. Sunday Ayn Rand and Philosophy Monday Reality and Reason Tuesday Life and Happiness Wednesday The Virtues

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Efficiency & Learning

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Introduction of Financial Management Lecture 2: Finance and Science

Introduction of Financial Management Lecture 2: Finance and Science. Lecturer: Shaling Li Acc&Fin Dept, PBS University of Portsmouth 15 October, 2009. What is Finance?. Real Investment. Investment. Financial Investment. Financing decision. Finance. Resources of money. Corporate Finance.

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Behavioral Economics

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Market systems

Market systems. Market. Buyers and Sellers- voluntarily there, old days- physical site, today virtual (NASDAQ) Amazon.com, Craigslist.org Interaction of the aggregate of buyers and the aggregate of sellers-> a market price > shortage-> higher prices >surpluses-> lower prices.

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Health Economics & Policy 3 rd Edition James W. Henderson

Health Economics & Policy 3 rd Edition James W. Henderson. Chapter 2 Using Economics to Study Health Issues. Is Economics Relevant?. Economics is the study of human behavior Economics is a way of thinking Economics provides a systematic way of looking at a problem. Economic Methodology.

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Presentation Outline

Presentation Outline. Fall 2010. Assignment. Zeroth attempt to synthesize readings in sampler. THINK (on paper) about your excerpts Concepts , arguments, and perspectives Review the sampler description No extra secondary material at this point

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Ayn Rand and Anthem

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Why Should I Be Moral? The Ring of Gyges

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