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• The Second Amendment and Self-Defense

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The Second Amendment is a controversial issue in America today. Incidents of gun violence are common in cities across the... Read more

  The 27 June 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• The Conundrum of the Ninth Amendment

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The convention to craft the American Constitution ended without the inclusion of a declaration of rights. Charles Pinckney o... Read more

  The 11 June 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• The Antidote and How a Book on Negative Thinking Got Positive Reviews

  

  Is the glass half full or half empty? Why it’s better to say empty. The background “Think positive”, that old chestnut, has been the basis for self-help books... Read more

  The 27 June 2012 by   Periscope
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• How Information Gets Its Meaning (Specification II)

  

  Gibson proposed that specification was required in order for perceptual information to have meaning that was tied to the world in a manner an organism could use. Read more

  The 10 June 2012 by   Andrew D Wilson
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• Non-Specifying Variables in the Perception of Collisions (Specification III)

  

  Part of Withagen's critique of specification and whether it's necessary to underpin direct perception is a brief review of some empirical literature that shows... Read more

  The 15 June 2012 by   Andrew D Wilson
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• In Praise of Walking

  

  “Only thoughts reached by walking have value.” Nietzsche, Twilight of the IdolsMusic to accompany article: Der Wanderer, D.493 by SchubertWalking and thinking... Read more

  The 18 June 2012 by   Emcybulska
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