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Our loss of wisdom

Barry Schwartz · TED

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About

Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Barry Schwartz
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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