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(noun) defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil

132

It is like the Augustinian version of theodicy: novelists would far rather live in a universe in which negative reviews have the freedom to exist than in one from which such reviews had been banished.

—p.132 A Reply to the Editors (129) by James Wood
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It is like the Augustinian version of theodicy: novelists would far rather live in a universe in which negative reviews have the freedom to exist than in one from which such reviews had been banished.

—p.132 A Reply to the Editors (129) by James Wood
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4 years, 6 months ago

the attributing of actions to a source, often involving actions that are criminal; accusation

155

the invocation of the greatest liberal economist of them all is meant to certify their imputations of maximized utility

—p.155 On Freakonomics (152) missing author
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4 years, 6 months ago

the invocation of the greatest liberal economist of them all is meant to certify their imputations of maximized utility

—p.155 On Freakonomics (152) missing author
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4 years, 6 months ago

(adjective) being notoriously without moderation; extreme

155

AND SO THE CENTERPIECE of the book, Levitt and Dubner’s stone, is an arrant tautology. Incentives are motivation, and motivation is incentives

—p.155 On Freakonomics (152) missing author
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4 years, 6 months ago

AND SO THE CENTERPIECE of the book, Levitt and Dubner’s stone, is an arrant tautology. Incentives are motivation, and motivation is incentives

—p.155 On Freakonomics (152) missing author
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4 years, 6 months ago

(noun) excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements / (noun) vain display or show; vanity

169

Ross, you vainglorious paleontologist, read a book!

about Friends lol

—p.169 On Reality TV (165) by Mark Greif
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4 years, 6 months ago

Ross, you vainglorious paleontologist, read a book!

about Friends lol

—p.169 On Reality TV (165) by Mark Greif
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4 years, 6 months ago