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“Happy family: The existence and maintenance of [this] is thought to make a politician fit for public office. According to this theory, the public are less concerned by whether or not they are effectively represented than by the need to be assured that the penises and vaginas of public officials are only used in legally sanctioned circumstances.”

Needs Used Existence Theory Politician Fit Circumstances Office Concerned Officials Assured Maintenance Public Office Happy Family Public Officials

Book:The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense

Source: The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense

“This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. Our most persistent and spectacular efforts are concerned not with the preservation of what we are but with the building up of an imaginary conception of ourselves in the opinion of others. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter.”

Men Desire Effort Opinion Building Theory Concerned Praise Insight Conception Imaginary Shelter Preservation Persistent Imperatives Spectacular Building Up

Author:Eric Hoffer

“Although the drama of games of strategy is strongly linked with the psychological aspects of the conflict, game theory is not concerned with these aspects. Game theory, so to speak, plays the board. It is concerned only with the logical aspects of strategy.”

Play Games Speak Theory Drama Conflict Concerned Aspect Strategy Psychological Boards Logical Linked

Author:Anatol Rapoport

“It is thus hardly surprising that so many of the great minds in recent history have concerned themselves with economic matters. Indeed, they have come to regard economic theory in precisely the same way the ancient philosophers viewed the heavens - as the key to understanding and controlling our fate.”

Way Mind Matter Heaven Understanding Fate Economic Theory Keys Concerned Regard Ancient Philosopher Surprising Great Minds Economic Theory

Book:Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy

Source: Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy

“Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is not prescriptive.”

May Form Principles Theory Concerned Criticism Evaluation Implicit

Author:Paul Fry

“Since substance is infinite, the universe as a whole, i.e., god, Hegel is telling us that philosophy is knowledge of the infinite, of the universe as a whole, i.e, god. You cannot get more metaphysical than that. I think that Hegel scholars have to admit this basic fact rather than burying their heads in the sand and trying to pretend that Hegel is concerned with conceptual analysis, category theory, normativity or some such contemporary fad.”

Thinking Trying Philosophy Whole Facts Universe Theory Concerned Infinite Contemporary Substance Analysis Sand Categories Scholar Metaphysical Fads Hegel Burying

Author:Frederick C. Beiser