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Ideologies, policies, and social complexity
Peppereornpero – Ideologies, policies, and social complexity The approach to social and historical research that I favor is one that pays ...
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The 737 MAX disaster as an organizational failure
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Causality and metaphysics
Peppereornpero – Causality and metaphysics Advocates of the causal powers approach attach a great deal of importance to the metaphysics of...
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Is there such a thing as human nature?
Peppereornpero – Is there such a thing as human nature? People often make claims about "human nature." For example — "It i...
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Peppereornpero – Scientific misconduct as a principal-agent problem How does an organization assure that its agents perform their duties t...
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John Levi Martin on theory
Peppereornpero – John Levi Martin on theory I've found the work of John Levi Martin to be particularly original when it comes to rethi...
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Large causes and component causal mechanisms
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