An Ethical Wealth Limit: Utrecht University's 10-Million-Euro Hypothesis

https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2019/12/can-190-million-usd-threshold-be.html

In a blog post (link above) dated December 18, 2019, I advocated for an individual wealth cap of 190 million USD, a figure equivalent to 10,000 times the annual world GDP per capita. At the time, this seemed like a bold yet reasonable proposal. However, to my surprise, Ingrid Robeyns, Professor of Ethics at Utrecht University, has recently put forward an even more stringent limit in her newly published book, 'Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth,'. 

She suggests a maximum political accumulation of 10 million euros and, on a personal ethical level, she proposes an even lower limit of 1 million euros. This proposition is grounded in the belief that excessive wealth poses threats to democracy and conflicts with the principles of climate justice. The viability of this thesis was subjected to scrutiny in a lively debate hosted by the London School of Economics https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/01/202401311830AUD/wealth

The study on the quality of graduates from 48 countries and the rebellion hypothesis

 

https://19-pacheco-torgal-19.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-moral-imperative-of-scientific.html

Still following the previous post titled "The Moral Imperative of Scientific Rebellion for Innovation Resurgence and Safeguard Our Planet" (link above) I invite you to explore a recent post on the blog of the prestigious London School of Economics- LSE (an institution that proudly boasts 18 Nobel Prize winners among its professors and alumni) unveiling a comprehensive study that has evaluated the quality of graduates from 2,873 universities spanning 48 countries around the world. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/02/21/in-the-global-race-for-talent-graduates-from-high-ranked-universities-come-out-on-top/

The findings suggest that graduates from top-tier universities exhibit a significantly higher inclination toward entrepreneurial endeavors.  Given this context, a pertinent question arises: Do the best universities harbor a greater number of rebellious professors ?

O estudo sobre a qualidade dos diplomados de 48 países e a hipótese da rebeldia

 

https://19-pacheco-torgal-19.blogspot.com/2024/01/catedratico-nada-modesto-classifica-de.html

Através do post acessível no link acima divulguei no mês passado algumas declarações de um catedrático de engenharia da universidade do Porto, (nada modesto e até saudavelmente rebelde atenta a forma feroz como publicamente criticou a estratégia "mineradora" deste Governo)  relativamente à elevada capacidade do seu grupo de investigação para fomentar a criação de empresas tecnológicas  lideradas pelos seus antigos alunos, que são essenciais para o crescimento económico do nosso "pobre" país.

Nessa sequência é pertinente referir que há poucos dias atrás foi colocado um post no blog da prestigiada London School of Economics- LSE (uma instituição nada modesta que na sua página se vangloria de ter 18 prémios Nobel entre professores e antigos alunos) que divulgou um estudo recente sobre qualidade dos diplomados de 2873 universidades distribuídas por 48 países, estudo esse que concluiu que os diplomados saídos das melhores universidades mostram uma predisposição muito maior para criarem empresas  https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/02/21/in-the-global-race-for-talent-graduates-from-high-ranked-universities-come-out-on-top/

No contexto supra faz sentido perguntar, será que as melhores universidades deste Planeta são também aquelas que possuem um maior número de professores rebeldes ?

PS - Sobre a referida hipótese revisite-se o post "O imperativo e urgente dever moral de fomentar a rebeldia científica" https://19-pacheco-torgal-19.blogspot.com/2024/02/o-dever-moral-de-fomentar-rebeldia.html