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Eventually, the stack hits the ceiling, and you die. As the stack rises and falls, the evolution of the stack height over time traces out a Freytag staircase.
But there is a next step: all the way to the right of Table 1 is Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative, which I summarize as: Behave as if your action can be generalized to the behavior of everyone in all places, under all conditions.
Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Virtue is multifaceted for Smith, but his big three are prudence, justice, and beneficence. These are the traits that make us lovely and that in turn make us respected and admired by those around us—the traits that make us loved. What does Smith mean by prudence, justice, and beneficence? For Smith, prudence means, in modern terms, taking care of yourself, justice means not hurting others, and beneficence means being good to others.
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
Russ Roberts
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