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In the Cave: Philosophy and Addiction
New York Times (blog)
By PEG O'CONNOR Philosophy is one of the oldest areas of inquiry. Out of control behavior fueled by alcohol and other drugs is one of the world's oldest problems. What could these old timers offer each other? Philosophy has a long, stable relationship ...
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New York Times (blog)
Student essay winners take King's philosophy to heart
Worcester Telegram
(T&G Staff/STEVE LANAVA) By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Today is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, and while it has been almost 44 years since the civil rights leader was assassinated, his mission of improving the world through ...
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Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously About the Planet, By Roger Scruton
The Independent
And when faced with global problems which traverse borders, cultures and societies, this small-world approach doesn't quite cut it. If people are "creatures of limited and local affections", how do we instigate environmental action in a world where ...
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Art novel lets readers escape from daily life to entertaining world of pop ...
PR NewsChannel (press release)
“SunBurn” (ISBN 061557386X) by Arthur Vincent Campbell IV combines drawings and photos from around the world to depict the imaginative atmosphere of cosmic adventure. Campbell questions if his book might be the last psychedelic novel because of its ...
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Gandhian philosophy still relevant: Sam Pitroda
IBNLive.com
PTI Jaipur: Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in today's changing world and can help in finding the solution to any problem, adviser to the Prime Minister, Sam Pitroda said on Sunday. "Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in the ...
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IBNLive.com
Interview: Alain de Botton
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Richard Baker In his new book, the best-selling philosopher ponders how we can all learn a lesson or two from religion, writes STEVE MEACHAM. The man who is, quite possibly, the world's richest philosopher is hard at work in his private study at ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Programming prodigy passes away at 16
msnbc.com
As you'll hear at the end, Arfa at 10 years old had also settled on her philosophy of life, and committed it to memory. She told me about it after our interview, when she was having her picture taken outside, so I turned my recorder back on and asked ...
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1st International Press Festival Of Muslim Women Opens
Iran Book News Agency
Philosophy studies the main issues of life and sciences. Sciences investigate various aspects of nature but philosophy tries to unify different viewpoints of sciences to form an integrated thought system and present it to the world as a theory. ...
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Their dream is for a world of nonviolence
Houston Chronicle
Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence was a topic of discussion at Morehouse College and at Crozer Theological Seminary, where King studied. Gandhi's nonviolence teaching formed the center of the Montgomery boycott movement in 1956. ...
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The Philosophy of Battlefield and Modern Warfare: Chess and Checkers
Big Shiny Robot!
In relation to virtually-social tendencies, our intense desire for 'fast paced' and competitive gameplay make us either a 'friend or foe' in the virtual world. ( Utilize the word 'fast paced' to your own relative amount, for there is no need to ...
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Big Shiny Robot!
'The Fat Years': China's Brave New World
NPR
Huxley was famous for his humanist philosophy, but he seemed skeptical that most people would be willing to sacrifice their creature comforts and shallow thrills for real freedom. It's a question that has divided philosophers and writers for years. ...
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Sands of time … Voidokilia beach in Greece. Photograph: Alamy
The Guardian
So, rather than reclining on a sunlounger, we found ourselves sitting with eight others on wooden chairs under a 600-year-old olive tree, waiting for a professor of philosophy to enlighten us about the purpose of human existence. ...
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The Guardian
Glen Clark changes philosophy. Will Dix?
North Shore News
"In the world we're in now . . . labour really has to think hard about how they approach private business," he said. He thinks Crown corporations exist to make money for government and not to simply "treat people better" without making a profit. ...
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'There Is No God'
Times of India
Parmanu is the basis of this world. The parmanus are eternal and there is no cause for them. In Sankhya philosophy, this world which originates does not exist in its cause. As a result, there is always a new process going on. For instance, when the cow ...
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Critical eye - reviews roundup
The Guardian
Julian Baggini in the FT found holes in Roger Scruton's Green Philosophy: thephilosopher is "right to make the links between conservatism and conservation, and to stress the role attachment to place can play in environmental protection. ...
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Is Bhutan the happiest place in the world?
The Independent
As the country has gradually opened itself to the West and its tourists' dollars, so it has projected and exported its philosophy of 'gross national happiness' (GNH), a belief that a society should be measured not simply by its material indicators but ...
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F+W Buys World Tea Media
Folio Magazine
"We're excited to welcome World Tea Media, as they're an ideal match for our community-focused philosophy and our broader strategy of expansion into the cooking and food communities," says F+W Media CEO David Nussbaum in a statement. ...
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Folio Magazine
Hong Kong Ranked World's Freest Economy for 18th Consecutive Year
MarketWatch (press release)
Hong Kong Commissioner to the United States, Donald Tong, welcomed the index's findings, saying: "I am happy to learn that Hong Kong's adherence to a free-marketphilosophy, together with its business-friendly environment and sound regulatory regimes, ...
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Every Brand Will Be A Studio: Philosophical Musings On The Future Of Video
ReelSEO Online Video News
Even if "do it yourself" weren't a trend already, it would become a necessity simply because there aren't enough good ad agencies in the world to handle the tsunami of video projects that are coming down the pipeline. So we might see a new breed of ...
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Nothing stays the same (philosophically speaking)
EE Times (blog)
This was best described by Martin Cohen (author of 101 PhilosophyProblems) as “A tasty smorgasbord of problems, which belie their apparent simplicity by getting to the heart of what it is to reflect on the worldphilosophically. ...
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EE Times (blog)
U-20 World Cup: Our ouster was avoidable —Obuh
Vanguard
But in my coaching philosophy, I do not look at it that way. I look at a very good team on the quality it possesses and then, how possible they can move and blend together as a team at present and in the future. It was a minor mistake that could have ...
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Guti, Tini
SFStation.com
“Drawing up his own way” is the philosophy of Guti. He shone in the worldof Jazz at early age, he demonstrates to be a sensible & intense pianist, with his own language, playing in some of the biggest stadiums & winning golden records in South America ...
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SFStation.com
Humanities Fight to Survive in Hi-Tech World
Voice of America
Fighting to stay relevant The term “humanities” refers to a branch of knowledge that generally includes languages, literature, the arts, history, cultural studies, philosophy and religion. While the study of humanities peaked in the US in the 1960s, ...
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Reprehensible Behavior Is a Risk of Combat, Experts Say
New York Times
Nancy Sherman, a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University who has written a book about the moral implications of war on troops, “The Untold War,” said dehumanizing the enemy can be a psychological defense mechanism for the troops whose job is ...
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New York Times
Todd Smith Achieves Mr. Natural Olympia World Title, Masters Division
MarketWatch (press release)
His founding philosophy places equal emphasis on nutrition, weight training and cardiovascular conditioning. He has led thousands of people successfully past their preconceived physical limitations by also addressing psychological obstacles that have ...
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This World's Philosophy
By Ray Comfort
We may get this world to concede on one or two issues, but there are many others to which they will cling for dear life. They are entrenched in what the Bible calls the "vainphilosophy" of this world. This is a deep and dark ditch leading to death ...
Words of Comfort -- Ray Comfort's Blog
philosiology: Habitualness: One Philosopher-Quirk of Many
By katie
Philosophers are pretty rational people. They will consider your counter-points to their grumbles, as this is how they understand things in philosophy-world (philosophy-world is all about points and counter-points). Besides, it's really fun to play ...
philosiology
The Charles Schulz Philosophy | The Family
By Alan
The Charles Schulz Philosophy. (This is marvelous!! Scroll thru slowly and read carefully to receive and enjoy full effect) ... Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five ...
The Family
Arfa Karim Randhawa, 1995-2012: Hear her philosophy of life - Topsy
By geekwire.com
Arfa Karim Randhawa, the computer programming prodigy who became the world'syoungest Microsoft Certified Professional at 9 years old, has passed away at the age of 16, according to reports out of her native Pakistan this weekend.
Topsy - Top 100
Integral Options Cafe: Philosophy Now - Philosophy of Mind: An ...
By William Harryman
In the twentieth century philosophy of mind became one of the central areas of philosophyin the English-speaking world, and so it remains. Questions such as the relationship between mind and brain, the nature of consciousness, and how we ...
Integral Options Cafe
Permaculture and Philosophy Permaculture Research Institute
By Angelo Eliades
In the scientific world, people such as bioethicists pick up the loose ends and deal with moral and ethical concerns, but these people are not scientists, but philosophers in both function and training. The state of our present world is living proof ...
Permaculture Research Institute
Why Philosophy Matters (1/5)
By Dan
When the Christian takes a biblical truth and thinks deeply about how it relates to the worldaround them they are engaged in something an awful lot like philosophy. And because truth matters, so does philosophy. To be continued. ...
theolatte
SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: Marx of a philosopher
By hallblithe
But in philosophy it has often come to predominate at the expense of the sub- stance of arguments; it has become sterile nit-picking about words. That is one reason why linguistic philosophy in the English-speaking world has hitherto found no ...
SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK
Living the “examined life” « Ivy Tech Columbus Region News
By Ivy Tech
In my role as a philosopher at Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus/Franklin, I believe they are the archway through which we enter into a world in which the prime subject material is life itself. Historically, philosophy has been known as ...
Ivy Tech Columbus Region News
On the philosophy of personal branding and selling
By Joe Perez
And there is no question in my mind that in our digital 2.0 world people are (perhaps for the first time) also brands and have brand-like attributes they can use for their benefit without in any way, shape or form forsaking their humanity or their ...
Awake, Alive & Aware
This World's Philosophy
They are entrenched in what the Bible calls the "vain philosophy" of this world. This is a deep and dark ditch leading to death, over the sides of which they cannot ...
worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid...
Logical world - Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology - Shroomery ...
Recent theories on reality, biocentrism and many other things can sometimes really mess up our perception of world and logic behind it. But how would you ...
www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15664576
Philosophy of an enchanter. - Forums - World of Warcraft - Battle.net Home
In the real world, a profession means to earn a living. You study at university for whatever (compare a bit to leveling a wow profession) and when you graduate ...
us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3881719896
'Gandhian philosophy relevant in today's world' | Siasat
Jaipur, January 09: Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in today's changingworld and can help in finding the solution to any problem, adviser to the ...
www.siasat.com/.../‘gandhian-philosophy-relevant-todays-wor...
Philosophy has a role to keep peace in the world: debate in ...
Philosophy has a role to keep peace in the world: debate in American politics Ayn Rand's fervor between a series of debates held by Occupy and inviting the ...
www.reddit.com/.../philosophy_has_a_role_to_keep_peace_in...
Romney's Mormon Problem - Is a candidate's philosophy of life and ...
Romney's Mormon Problem - Is a candidate's philosophy of life and world view important? January 14, 2012 | Ralph Mitchell. Posted on 01/14/2012 11:58:07 ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2833027/posts
NG BBS — Ze Ultimate Philosophy In The World - Newgrounds.com
My philosophy is the sole foundation of what I, you, and everyone lives for. It's the most simplest form of being able to distinguish this world, scrutinize this world, ...
www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1288862
The Whole World is an Illusion : Philosophy
What one could do about it, NEM? These illusive bodies needs illusive food in order to survive inside this illusion, prerequisite to be learning and apprehending ...
www.disclose.tv/.../the-whole-world-is-an-illusion-t65805.htm...
Philosophy Now Forum • View topic - How the world works
Two atoms were out for a run at the speed of light; one says to the other. Well that's just it; they wouldn't be able to say anything. Atoms communicate by ...
forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8461
Philosophy of an enchanter. - Forums - World of Warcraft - Battle.net Home
I myself am an enchanter. The "need" button is there for people that need a new piece of gear that is an upgrade for them. Not so that you can ninja a piece of ...
us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3881719896?page=3
  
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