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| 2024 |
Shopping cart theory
TikTok user Leslie Dobson creates a viral video explaining why she does not return shopping carts, citing concerns about leaving her child unattended. The video receives over 11 million views and sparks significant online debate.
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| 2021 |
Shopping cart theory
A Politico article references the shopping cart theory in relation to a New Jersey legislation proposal that would fine shoppers for leaving carts in parking spots for disabled individuals.
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| 2020 |
Shopping cart theory
Sebastian Davis starts the YouTube channel 'Cart Narcs', which confronts retail customers who leave shopping carts in parking lots.
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| 2020 |
Shopping cart theory
The shopping cart theory meme went viral on social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter, sparking widespread online discussion and debate.
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| 2020 |
Shopping cart theory
The shopping cart theory became a viral internet meme, proposing that returning a shopping cart serves as a moral test of an individual's self-control and ethical behavior without external reward or punishment.
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| May 2020 |
Shopping cart theory
A 4chan post originated the 'shopping cart theory' meme, presenting shopping cart return as a moral test of a person's character and ability to self-govern.
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| 2017 |
Shopping cart theory
Anthropologist Krystal D'Costa published an article in Scientific American titled 'Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts?', exploring reasons why customers might not return shopping carts.
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| 2016 |
Alasdair MacIntyre
Published 'Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity: An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative' with Cambridge University Press.
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| 2010 |
Alasdair MacIntyre
Received the Aquinas Medal from the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
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| July 2010 |
Alasdair MacIntyre
Became senior research fellow at London Metropolitan University's Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics.
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