Re:Pause, We Can Go Back
by dwaltrip on Sunday February 05, 2017 @02:56PM
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The 1800s called and would like their willpower moralizing argument back.
Less snidely, ignoring the context in which actions take place is not reasonable. We are immensely shaped by the environment that we are a part of.
The trickier question of how to balance such realizations with the concept of individual responsibility? It seems the jury is still out on that one. My guess is that the most productive efforts will be those that produce better outcomes from a systemic perspective, through more harmonious alignment of underlying incentives and a developing understanding of human nature.
Less snidely, ignoring the context in which actions take place is not reasonable. We are immensely shaped by the environment that we are a part of.
The trickier question of how to balance such realizations with the concept of individual responsibility? It seems the jury is still out on that one. My guess is that the most productive efforts will be those that produce better outcomes from a systemic perspective, through more harmonious alignment of underlying incentives and a developing understanding of human nature.