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• A Conversation in Kathmandu

  

  Dominik von Bohlen experiences a dialogue with a farmer's wife in Kathmandu. Read more

  The 11 July 2012 by   Periscope
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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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• Can There Be a New Kind of Porn? Philosopher Alain De Botton Thinks So

  

  Alain de Botton is a philosopher known for his insights into work and pleasure. Now he's turned his sights onto the pornography industry. But is he missing the... Read more

  The 23 May 2012 by   Periscope
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• Wittgenstein and Some German Novelists

  I linked in my previous post to some items that connect Wittgenstein to literary themes.Duncan Richter has a post about Wittgenstein and Kafka. In the comments... Read more

  The 02 May 2012 by   Praymont
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• Whither the Philosophical Novel ...

  

  Witold GombrowiczMartin Walser interviewed by Alexander Görlach on 'the old wound of lacking justification': 'The authors Franz Kafka and Karl Barth have quite ... Read more

  The 30 April 2012 by   Praymont
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• The World Tomorrow - Zizek Vs Horowitz - No Talk of PROFIT

  Slavoj Zizek and David Horowitz are the guests for the second episode of Julian Assange's interview show, "The World Tomorrow". "Intellectual superstar" Slavoj... Read more

  The 25 April 2012 by   Freeplanet
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• How Not to Find Anthropological Universals

  

  The aptly named Christian Smith, professor of sociology at Notre Dame, has posted an article in First Things claiming that “man” (sorry women) is naturally... Read more

  The 11 April 2012 by   Cris
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• Money: A Story of Good and Evil

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. What good is money? My own thoughts about money are hopelessly contaminated by my economics education and my time as a... Read more

  The 08 April 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• Old Vienna

  

  Three new Random House books are adorned by Klimt's art. First, there's Eric Kandel's new book: 'Kandel's key contribution to neuroaesthetics in The Age of... Read more

  The 03 April 2012 by   Praymont
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