Why We Pay Our Bills?

On money, debt, violence, and trust

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One of the things that always boggles me is why we follow certain laws and norms of society. For instance, when we dine out, we could always walk straight out of the restaurant, hoping none of the staff notices that we haven’t paid our bills. If by the slim chance they did notice, we could just play dumb, excusing ourselves for forgetting to pay and then paying. No…

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I was once asked about the origins of the universe. So, here I am doing philosophy. Ethics | Intellectual History | Chinese Comparative Philosophy

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Wei Xiang

I was once asked about the origins of the universe. So, here I am doing philosophy. Ethics | Intellectual History | Chinese Comparative Philosophy