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Claude Lanzmann: the man who stood witness for the world
The Guardian
One wonders how those conversations might have gone had Lanzmann and Fanon had them in that post-1967 world. But Lanzmann did have a major argument over the Middle East with Sartre – probably the only one between him and the greatphilosopher.
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The Guardian
Ben Bova: 'Not everything is equal to everything else'
Naples Daily News
By BEN BOVA "Science is just another way of looking at the world, no better than philosophy or religion or whatever world view you personally want to adopt." It was a professor of English who made that pronouncement, at a panel discussion about science ...
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World-Class Treatment Center Acquires Multi-Field Star
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
I look forward to sharing the treatment philosophy, the passion of the care team and the integrated model of treatment that distinguishes our program and provides a foundation for recovery with compassion, respect and hope.
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In the play 'Hungry,' the material feels thin
Kansas City Star
It was an absurdist comedy constructed around a few serious real-worldissues and had a refreshing philosophical bent. Her new play, “Hungry,” isn't the equal of “Green Whales,” which is not to say it suffers for want of imagination.
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World's Greenest Building Might Be In Pittsburgh
EarthTechling
... properties of the building's walls and floors) to do much of the work in heating and cooling the building, as per the Passive House philosophy, which holds that—if a building were efficient enough—it could effectively be heated with a candle.
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World-Class Treatment Center Acquires Multi-Field Star
PR Web (press release)
I am honored by the opportunity to be affiliated with this world-class treatment facility and to be of service to professionals in the addiction community. Burning Tree, a long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Texas, is pleased to announce the ...
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PR Web (press release)
Coming soon: India's ultimate fight club as Mixed Martial Arts set to make entry
Times of India
Mixed Martial Arts, promoted by Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra and Bollywood superweight Sanjay Dutt, is said to be the world's fastest growing sport. (TOI Photo) In the opening scene of Enter the Dragon, the legendary Bruce Lee punches, ...
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Valentine's thoughts on composing lineups
NECN
In his Sunday morning pre-game meeting with the media, Valentine was asked about his philosophy and thoughts on putting together a lineup. On whether Dustin Pedroia, slated to hit leadoff Sunday, might hit there during the season: "Depending on who ...
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My World: Changing of the guard
Jerusalem Post
Barak's philosophy, which continued to be felt under Beinisch, could be summed up in two words “judicial activism,” or, in Hebrew, “hakol shafit” – everything can be tried in court. Not surprisingly, this approach led many to feel that the courts were ...
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Burgundy: Current Releases
Vinography
Suffice it to say that the winemaking philosophy of the domaine manages to walk the knife edge of doing as little as possible during the process, while sparing no expense in the production. Call it the most expensive primitive winemaking in the world ...
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The Indian way
Times of India
Like the zero and many other wonderful concepts such as 'moksha' that India has gifted to the world, we have also invented a unique way of doing things. In local lingo, it is called 'jugaad', a simple but workable approach to solving intricate problems ...
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McSweeney's occupies rarified niche in publishing world
Sacramento Bee
"I'm not sure there's one over-arching philosophy beyond simply: quality," he wrote. "As we grow, there are inevitably wider scopes of interest." McSweeney's is literate and hip, considered a trendsetter among independent publishers.
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The Genesis of Soviet Science and Today's Environmentalism
Right Side News
For the Greek philosophers, the world was something that emerged from chaos, while the natural scientist believed in something immutable, the result of an impulse that was created by God from outside the universe. Engels said that Newton “pompously ...
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In Oliver's dystopian world, love is a disease
STLtoday.com
Her father, Harold Schechter, has written books about serial killers, and sister Elizabeth is a philosophy professor at Washington University researching the 'split-brain phenomenon." Thus, Oliver doesn't lack for insight into her angsty adolescence ...
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Griffith & Feil Pharmacy a longtime family business thriving in face of rising ...
Huntington Herald Dispatch
KENOVA -- The philosophy of Griffith & Feil Pharmacy in Kenova has always been: "Truly take care of people and try to help them, and there will always be a place for the business in Kenova," Ric Griffith said last week, while reflecting on all the ...
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It's a small world after all
Palm Beach Daily News
By DAVID DESMOND I know, a columnist writing about travel is supposed to focus on the misery caused by the TSA, but a brief delay while I pass through security is a small price to pay to have the chance to explore the world outside Palm Beach (yes, ...
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Modern science, traditional values
Livemint
Our CSR philosophy is driven by the seed industry's commitment to the communities it works with. We believe that by empowering people, we fuel the future—of farmers, communities, the nation and the world. Our CSR vision is neither based on statutory ...
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Bobby V: Get ready for some lineup changes
WEEI.com
When asked if his philosophy regarding putting together lineups have changed over the years, Valentine admitted he has changed his philosophy as new information has become available. “I think it's evolved, yeah," he said. "Just a combination of things.
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Jol: Foreign Player Deals Are A Must
Australian FourFourTwo
This month's FourFourTwo magazine is your ultimate guide to the world'sbiggest stars in our annual countdown of the 100 Best Players in the World. Elsewhere, we chat to the A-League's "Founding Fathers", catch-up with Socceroo Mile Jedinak and uncover ...
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Columbia man has the strongest hands on the planet, and a determination to ...
The State
“I consider myself to have one of the strongest work ethics is theworld,” he said. His philosophy: “Stay humble, hungry and hard,” he said. Because for Williams, grip is a journey, not a destination – and the destination, he says, is what matters.
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The State
Forget iPad 3, watch out for smart TVs + LTE
Hindustan Times
Last week, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the annual jamboree of the cellphone industry, unveiled the latest gizmos, centred mainly around the smartphone. While we were watching the small movements in that industry came the news that Apple has ...
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Hindustan Times
Movie Review: 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'
Patch.com
It's kind of absurd at times, but the common-sense philosophy that each one of us, in some small way can change the world, even just a little bit, is pretty cool. So the flick-o-meter gives "The Lorax" four out of five. Sure it's rambunctious and ...
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Blue Dust — highlighting religious, social distinctions
Pakistan Daily Times
'Blue Dust' is an emotional, philosophical and cultural journey that maps relationships, dreams, hopes and fears of three generations of a family in Pakistan and the Middle East. It's an emotional journey of the writer in which the central character is ...
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Alighieri Boetti: Game Plan – review
The Guardian
A roving autodidact, steeped in alchemy and esoteric philosophy, he emerges out of nowhere as a youthful star of the 60s arte povera movement before rejecting its success and disappearing, just as suddenly, into the wilds of Afghanistan.
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The Guardian
Catch kids' problems when they're young
Jerusalem Post
In a growing number of countries, including Australia, officials have accepted the philosophy of valuing early child care, development and education. More and more education ministries around the world have expanded their names to Ministry of Education ...
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Former Vatican astronomer brings outspoken views on creation/evolution to ...
Syracuse.com (blog)
He's serving in a new position as the McDevitt Chair in ReligiousPhilosophy at the college. Priesthood: Joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1951 at age 18. Ordained as a priest in 1965 at age 32. Education: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, ...
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Syracuse.com (blog)
Ask the Religion Experts: Which is more important in your religion — faith or ...
Ottawa Citizen
BALPREET SINGH is legal counsel and acting executive director for the WorldSikh Organization of Canada. For Sikhs, faith and works are connected, like a tree and its fruit. If I truly have faith in a set of beliefs, then my life and actions will ...
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Damien Hirst: has shock art lost its bite?
Telegraph.co.uk
As the world turns its eyes on London, art's biggest showman is taking centre stage. The clown, it seems, is having the last laugh. Or is he? Sticking two fingers up at the establishment has of course become Hirst's trademark. Nearly 25 years after the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The modern fix: Do self-help books really work?
The Independent
"And in an ideal world, they should be." Which is where The School of Life might just come in – a forward-thinking initiative to promote self-worth that looks to ancient history for its inspiration. Founded by the writer and philosopherAlain de Botton ...
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Free will: what do we do next? « Why Evolution Is True
By whyevolutionistrue
I'm not sure where this philosophical lucubration has led, nor whether it constitutes “progress” in any meaningful sense. I don't think it's lead to any increased knowledge about the world, and the average person is going to go on believing in ...
Why Evolution Is True
Lars Iyer Maurice Blanchot Vigilance | A Piece of Monologue ...
By Rhys Tranter
In a 2005 article originally published in Parallax, Lars Iyer summarises his book on Maurice Blanchot, Blanchot's Vigilance: Literature, Phenomenology and the Ethical: 'For Blanchot, like the early Levinas, the world of things is a dead world, but it is one that is not inert. It is a dead world, but one possessed of ... Founded in 2007, A Piece of Monologue offers a broad selection of commentary and analysis, debating key trends in literary criticism, philosophy and critical theory. [Read more] ...
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An Emphatic Umph: Philosophy is an Image of the World
There's a great moment in Bergson where he says the key to understanding aphilosopher is seeing, in an intuitive flash, that philosopher's image of theworld.
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One world government = realization of political philosophy ...
Posted 02/23/12 - 1:00 PM: Subject: One world government = realization of political philosophy. The end of any political philosophy worth taking into account is a ...
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Philosophy question 11: Could our world exist without numbers? |
26 Responses to Philosophy question 11: Could our world exist without numbers ? Alisha A 5WS says: February 21, 2012 at 8:43 pm. I think that ourworld will ...
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Obama: GOP philosophy is 'wrong about America' | Tulsa World
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — President Barack Obama on Thursday accused his Republican presidential rivals of peddling a philosophy that is “wrong about ...
www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid...1_0...
The Stone Philosophy Links - NYTimes.com
Fauxphilnews, a kind of Onion for the philosophy world, has just posted pieces looking at the lighter side of X-Phi and Saul Kripke. At the Boston Review, Alex ...
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/stone-links-23/
How to Make Money Online Fast | Legal Philosophy
How to make money online . Pimples acne outbreaks . are wide ranging other ways to build money on-line, being rewarding while using the world wide web isn 't ...
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President Obama: GOP Philosophy is “Wrong ... - Your Black World
President Barack Obama on Thursday accused his Republican presidential rivals of peddling a philosophy that is “wrong about America,'' seeking to rev up his ...
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[Emerald Dream [US] RP-Event] Philosophy Club - Forums - World of ...
Good evening, Horde aspiring philosophers! The Azerothian PhilosophyClub, after nearly three months of lapse and almost nine months of hiatus, has...
us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4079843140
Management Philosophy | Wonderful World of Marketing
Insights and observations from the world of business and beyond. Skip to content . Home; About Blog & Harvey ... Tag Archives: ManagementPhilosophy ...
marketingworldblog.com/tag/management-philosophy/
My Rose Colored View of this World: new philosophy
My boyfriend and our mutual friends often joke about our differences. See, my boyfriend is skinny. Tall and ultra-thin. He's probably around 10kg lighter than me .
www.ahintofpink.com/2012/02/new-philosophy.html
Killing newborns same as abortion: Australian philosophers ...
Killing newborn babies should be allowed if the mother wishes, Australian philosophers have argued in a prestigious journal.
tvnz.co.nz/.../killing-newborns-same-abortion-australian-philo...
A decade after his death, French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu stands ...
Bourdieu's ideas are making a comeback in education and can be found across the social sciences and the arts.
www.guardian.co.uk/.../pierre-bourdieu-philosophy-most-quo...
U of G students engage public in academic world of philosophy ...
A group of University of Guelph students is trying to bridge the divide between the academic world of philosophy and the general public with a freephilosophy ...
www.guelphtribune.ca/.../u-of-g-students-engage-public-in-ac...
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