Comments on: Happiness and the Ideological Mediation of Adaptation

By: vouchers

vouchers — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:36:48 +0000

So to call moral judgements about status “just a reflection of a particular personality type” might have the causation reversed. Perhaps the “personality type” (system of preferences, in this case) is an outcome of moral beliefs. Or perhaps they arise together (seems plausible).

By: promotional codes

promotional codes — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:27:07 +0000

mainly because 'personality' if taken to mean enduring consistency in patterns of behavior, has simply not been found to exist empirically, thanks!

By: Andrew Norton » Blog Archive » Status, left and right

Andrew Norton » Blog Archive » Status, left and right — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:48 +0000

[...] Hat tip: Will Wilkinson. [...]

By: James

James — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:36:07 +0000

Good point “guest”!

By: James

James — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:36:00 +0000

Good point “guest”!

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By: Dave Babbitt

Dave Babbitt — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:28:00 +0000

This reminds me of a proverb:

Honor goes to kind and gracious women,
mere money to cruel men.
(TLB Pro 11:16)

or:

A gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
(Nasb Pro 11:16)

By: Dave Babbitt

Dave Babbitt — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:28:00 +0000

This reminds me of a proverb:

Honor goes to kind and gracious women,
mere money to cruel men.
(TLB Pro 11:16)

or:

A gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
(Nasb Pro 11:16)

By: Bruce K. Britton

Bruce K. Britton — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:03:52 +0000

‘Personality’ traits have no place in this discussion, not only because they are not part of the NBER paper, but mainly because ‘personality’ if taken to mean enduring consistency in patterns of behavior, has simply not been found to exist empirically. That is, when we look at individual persons, we find inconsistency across situations, framing effects so large as to swamp any notion of consistency, and nothing there. This annoys people because they think they have a consistent personality, but, sorry, they don’t.

By: Bruce K. Britton

Bruce K. Britton — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:03:00 +0000