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Entrepreneurs’ family background and motivation

What makes entrepreneurs tick? An interesting paper: “Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Background and Motivation”, by Vivek Wadhwa et al., part of the Kauffman Foundation Small Research Projects. The paper’s abstract: “Entrepreneurs are among the most celebrated people in our culture. Celebrity entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, often […]

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Role models in ethics

Stephen Hicks here contrasts egoism, altruism, and predation by means of the role models they recommend. This is from Part 5 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Altruism’s solution: selflessness, sacrifice, lose/win service to others. Next: Cases: money, sports, sex, gifts, charity. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the

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