Re: Guest post (heebie): Odisse odientibus est esse

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They should have called it "Attitudes Correlate Across Objects" or something.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 8:57 AM
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Or "On the inter-situational consistency of Assholes."


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:04 AM
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Sucks.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:16 AM
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I haven't clicked through the link, but this part of the URL is amusing: ?fb_ref=sm_fb_share_chunky_bottom


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:18 AM
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This is one of those "no shit, Sherlock" studies. People with negative attitudes have negative attitudes. Next up, optimists have a sunny outlook on life.


Posted by: togolosh | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:35 AM
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such as camping, health care, architecture, taxidermy, crossword puzzles, and Japan.

I hate all those things, especially architecture. And the mountains, rivers and creeks, and pine trees of Japan. Hate them all.


Posted by: bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:55 AM
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I was going to write "Someone had way too much fun writing this article."


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:56 AM
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The point wasn't really the content, but how silly the author gets.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:57 AM
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This is one of those "no shit, Sherlock" studies.

Not really. It is an open question in psychology whether there are any personality traits that are stable across different contexts. This is a big deal for virtue theory in philosophy, because it is difficult to base an ethical theory on something if it doesn't exist.

Also, as someone who takes a negative view of nearly everything, I'm not at all surprised that you all are talking about my kind in such cruel, dismissive tones.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 10:01 AM
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This is a big deal for virtue theory in philosophy

Many disagree!


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 10:10 AM
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Obviously, it all goes back to castration anxiety.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 10:11 AM
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10: Those who tend to disagree with eveything.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 10:18 AM
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Not those from the right departments, neb.


Posted by: Gil Harman | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 1:14 PM
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8: Katy Waldman's great. One of my favorite Slate writers.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-30-13 9:04 PM
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Speaking of Grumpy Cat, who had a portrait in the Crop Art section of the MN State Fair this year, did folx see that Maru has a new kitten buddy? It's pretty cute. Also, the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival came to the State Fair and packed the Grandstand with spectators. O tempora, o kittehs!


Posted by: Natilo Paennim | Link to this comment | 08-31-13 5:22 AM
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There's a sort of Wyld Stallyns-like quality to the dawning realization that the entire course of future human culture may be determined by the fact that a cat wanted a cheeseburger.


Posted by: Natilo Paennim | Link to this comment | 08-31-13 5:30 AM
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