How to Be Perfect

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• wraptile · Dec 4, 2022 · Recommends

  "How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question" by Michael Schur is my favorite read of the year. It's an introduction to the philosophy of ethics through real-life examples and anecdotes by the creator…

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• Brajeshwar · Dec 7, 2023 · Recommends

  Most of the books I read are influenced by similar threads on HN. This year has not been good overall and it impacted my reading. I need to finish writing the post https://brajeshwar.com/2023/books/ “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question” by Michael Schur is a fun book that opens with a good question, “Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?” I have been meaning to and this year…

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• Buttons840 · Jan 3, 2023 · Recommends

  …the Trolley Problem quickly move past purely logical arguments and are firmly in the subjective realm. We won't be able to have a philosophical discussion here, but if you want I'd recommend the book "How to Be Perfect" as a relatively fun read on the subject and a good introduction.

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• Brajeshwar · Dec 4, 2022 · Mentions

  …McConaughey - How Asia Works: Success and Failure In the World's Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell - How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil - How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur - How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie - Impact Mapping: Making a big impact with software products and projects by Gojko…

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• Brajeshwar · Dec 28, 2022 · Mentions

  …odd I listed from a comment on this thread, here are others I have listed from other threads on Hackernews and Twitter. The URL is a pattern anyway, so it will be https://brajeshwar.com/2023/books/ - How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Be-Perfect/Mic... - [How to Stop Worrying and Start Living](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Stop_Worrying_and_Start...)…

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• lelanthran · Jan 4, 2023 · Mentions

  …lost by making moral arguments. When you see an argument based on morals, replace the word "morals" with "my god says so", because in practice that is all it is. > if you want I'd recommend the book "How to Be Perfect" as a relatively fun read on the subject and a good introduction. Thanks, I'll have a look for it. I'm afraid it seems that I haven't convinced you that arguing from morals is pointless, but I'm going…

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