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Barry Lam

Barry Lam is professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, and the host and producer of the Hi–Phi Nation podcast for Slate, a show about the moral and philosophical issues implicated in science, law, and everyday life.

Barry Lam

Books by Barry Lam

Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion
Barry Lam
Hardback, 2025
A philosopher argues that the proliferation of rules and mandates is making us more stupid, less moral, more deceptive and less able to govern important institutions
Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion
Barry Lam
E Book
A philosopher argues that the proliferation of rules and mandates is making us more stupid, less moral, more deceptive and less able to govern important institutions

Barry Lam

Books by Barry Lam

Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion

Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion