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[[Category:Basics|1000]] {{DES | des = A great deal of philosophy is grossly misleading from the very start.}} ; Using a discrete model where a continuous model is needed. : Any time you are presented with a foundational assertion, such as self-ownership, where you are forced to say yes or no, rather than discuss how much or when you value it. For example, while you may prefer self-ownership, you might not in all cases. For example, where you have a choice of slavery or death. ''We economists do not like lexicographic preference offerings precisely because they lead to catastrophe--to results that nobody can with a straight face say are good or moral. Or, at least, we think that those who do say such are either bullshitting us or are unbalanced in mind. And they are unbalanced in mind--the fact that philosophers and lawyers claim to believe in lexicographic preference offerings is a sign that (a) their minds were unbalanced to begin with or (b) their professional training has unbalanced their minds.'' <br> [http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2011/02/robert-murphy-joins-the-reasonable-people-differ-about-whether-it-would-be-moral-to-tax-americans-to-destroy-an-asteroid-ca.html Brad DeLong] ''We economists commit many sins, but IMHO lexicographic preferences is one of the few that we do not commit. There are always tradeoffs, and we are always optimizing between alternatives along some margin...'' <br> [http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2011/02/delong-smackdown-watch-lexicographic-preferences.html Brad DeLong]
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