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George Boole tried to formalize human reason in his 1854 treatise on mathematical logic, The Laws of Thought. This work was based on the oldest insight in the psychological book—that man is a rational animal—and, as there was not yet a formal field of psychology in Boole’s time, he built on the Enlightenment’s renewed enthusiasm in reasoning and rationality.
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This is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.
The Overstory
Richard Powers
The high rates of poverty and inequality in the US actually strengthen the right wing populist message. Seeing the extent of poverty and homelessness reinforces the anxiety felt by working class households with falling living standards. Without a social safety net, they know that if they lose their jobs, or see a substantial fall in their earnings, there may be no coming back.
Why Trump Won - Grace Blakeley
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