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(October 02, 2009)
Living Islam, Seeking Allah's Forgiveness - Imam Naim Shah, Jr.
The Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Last Sermon in "FULL"
This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat' (in Mecca).
After praising, and thanking Allah he said:
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice: Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.
Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?: Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
One of my favorite fields of study in college was Sociology. In one of my classes I was assigned to read George Ritzer's book "The McDonaldization of Society" (1993). Even with its flaws and weak assumptions the book left a strong impact on my understanding about the topic of control and choice. The famous sociologist Max Waber is credited with his original ideas about bureaucracy and change, but Ritzer brought it home for the readers by updating the ideas and relating them to our everyday understanding of something as simple as the McDonalds menu.
The above videos are related to this topic but stand on their own and do not reference either Weber or Ritzer.
Continue below to read more about the concept behind the term McDonaldization:
