On more than one occasion, I have wondered how our species can be so self-absorbed that we seem not to notice anyone else’s needs, yet at the same time be so curious about the worldly happenings that we need to stay up to date with the latest gossip on an hourly basis. Centuries ago, people certainly didn’t go out of their...
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Psychological egotism is a descriptive claim which says that we always act selfishly, no matter what our claimed or perceived motives are. In other words, there is no such thing as altruism because every seemingly altruistic act ends up being for our own benefit. When we help others, we are in essence making ourselves feel good and...
read moreNew York’s attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, has filed a lawsuit against Ernst & Young (one of the Big Four auditing firms) over the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The civil case is built on claims of professional negligence and it seeks damages equalling all the audit fees E&Y has earned from Lehman ($150m) plus an...
read moreIs it just me or is there an increasing trend in prepubescent kids attempting to make their ways into the limelight these last couple of years? Take Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus for example: one is an attention seeking publicity whore who loves singing soprano and posing for the paparazzi; the other is the daughter of famous...
read moreWhen we see someone slip on a banana peel or trip over her two left feet, we laugh instinctively because it is unexpected and therefore funny. The laughter is generally well accepted as it is the quickest way for the clumsy girl to get over the embarrassment of having fallen in public. She will most probably join the throe of...
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