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Apr 15, 2012

PHILOSOPHY News, Apr 15, 2012

Philosophy
Secular world has a Christian foundation
Sydney Morning Herald
Take the separation of church and state - a foundation of the modern secular world, and a core of the political philosophy that atheists should favour above all else. It was, simply, a Christian idea. Early Christian philosophers thought seriously ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
A philosophy of care
Aspen Daily News
Buckmaster retired as a lieutenant colonel after spending 27 years in the Army Air Corps, which included service in World War II and the Korean War. In his role as a photographer he mapped islands in the South Pacific on reconnaissance missions, ...
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Doctor in charge at the World Bank will have to revive the patient
The Guardian
His mother, Oaksook, received a scholarship to study philosophy. Kim thrived in the midwest, where he was quarterback on his school's American football team and became interested in politics. At the age of 12, Kim was campaigning in support of George ...
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The Guardian
Alexander McCall Smith to appear at Tulsa Reads event Tuesday
Tulsa World
Since then, McCall Smith has expanded his literary world to include Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of the magnum opus "Portuguese Irregular Verbs"; Isabel Dalhousie, an Edinburgh philosopher whose curiosity often gets her entangled in ...
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Elgin CC baseball coach Angelo gets win No. 500
Chicago Daily Herald
Those are two staples of the philosophical ideology that helped transform a once-nondescript program into a perennial NJCAA Division II World Series contender. “I tell every recruit that comes in here that this program has been built on two things: ...
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On Movies: Steven Rea talks with Guy Pearce
Philadelphia Inquirer
... and I think the idea for Ridley to go back and reenter that world probably started with exactly that idea — going back and reentering that world. But it's turned into something far grander in its philosophy and its ideas, and consequently it's ...
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Still FREAKING OUT !!!!! (New Aesthetic)
Wired News
What would be convincing evidence that such an event had taken place in ourworld? What proofs could one demand, or offer, that such a thing was an authentic cultural change? *People are asking me that now, and sometimes offering answers of their own, ...
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World Masters Games coming up in Auckland
Indian NewsLink
The aim was to support the Olympic movement and the 'sport for all'philosophy of the Olympic Charter by promoting and encouraging mature athletes from all over the world to practice sports regularly and to participate in Masters Games, ...
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What is truth? Our 'best guess' in a pluralistic world
Vancouver Sun (blog)
The first question of all philosophy is “What is real?” And Frank and Ernest's insightful response seems to be: Take a crack at figuring out what is true, but don't expect perfection. Even in this skeptical age, however, the concept of truth remains as ...
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Vancouver Sun (blog)
NONFICTION: "Da Vinci's Ghost," by Toby Lester
Minneapolis Star Tribune
But to its Renaissance audience, the drawing's meanings were substantially more precise, philosophical and profound. "Da Vinci's Ghost" unpacks these meanings through two narratives, one individual and biographical, the other collective and ...
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Tulsa Shock seeks talent upgrade through WNBA draft
Tulsa World
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer New coach Gary Kloppenburg is trying to change the culture. He made offseason moves that he hopes will benefit the team, and he will add some new building blocks Monday when the 2012 WNBA draft is held at ESPN's ...
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Exploring the Middle Kingdom: UOG students to tour China, Tibet and Mongolia
Pacific Daily News
... of community service for credit in their philosophy track. Members of the public are invited to share in their journey. On day 19 of the itinerary, travelers will get a chance to climb one of the seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China, ...
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Q&A: Sen. Jim Wilson
Tulsa World
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer You grew up in Lake Mills, Wis. How did you get to Oklahoma?: "I ran away from home ... I was a problem child. My dad lived in Pauls Valley. I ran away from home and stayed with him." You served as a forward observer ...
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Why evolution teaching is the root of much evil in this world
IrishCentral
... have told them that man is the measure of all things, that there is no transcendent basis on which to find out what life is about and what life's goal is, why then are we surprised when we see the hell that is unleashed by that kind of philosophy?
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Primer Group: Bringing the taste of the world in Davao
Sun.Star
By Nelson C. Bagaforo IN LESS than a year, the country's leading retail company has brought to Davao City the world's top consumer brands – a variety of lifestyle, travel and outdoor products. "We all brought them here. You don't have to go to Manila ...
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Money makes the world go round
Malaysia Star
Given the current gloomy global economy, many people have found that money does indeed help give the world a spin. As a recent survey by global market research company Ipsos showed, more people today believe that money can make them happy.
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Malaysia Star
Time to reinvent the World Bank
Gulf Times
The World Bank's traditional instruments have been (and still are) low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants. But the Bank's core philosophy has rested on lending, with interest, to middle-income countries and channelling the ensuing funds ...
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Gulf Times
When America declines ...
Jamaica Gleaner
That the United States is now the world's only superpower, and that it badly abused that status under George W. Bush to push a vulgar unilateralism, has deeply disturbed me and has always earned my ire. The abuse of American power, of course, ...
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Jamaica Gleaner
Here is how Museveni was misled by Regis Debray
Daily Monitor
Several revolutionary leaders, including our President, are said to have been ardent followers of his philosophy little knowing that it would dump them into almost deeper valleys of “overthrow without future plans”. This is exactly what has happened to ...
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Daily Monitor
Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto a man of statistics . . . and gut instinct
Sacramento Bee
The baseball world was cleaved in two by the debate that Michael Lewis' examination of the Oakland Athletics and general manager Billy Beane's team-building philosophy created. Beane used advanced statistical analysis in his decision making.
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Dr. Cornel West & Tavis Smiley at the Pratt
Examiner.com
In 2009, Tavis Smiley was named one of Time's magazine 100 Most Influential People in the World. Educator and philosopher Cornel West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University. Known as one of America's most gifted, provocative, ...
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Determining fate of the school revolution
Hindustan Times
In his book, A History of Western Philosophy, Bertrand Russell says that the hereditary principle may have been questioned and even discredited in politics, but it is treated as unquestionable in matters of property. So, we may question the legitimacy ...
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How to Beat the S&P 500 by 400%
Motley Fool
By John Grgurich | More Articles So states marketing guru Jim Stengel in his new book, Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profits at the World's Greatest Companies. Stengel spent seven years as chief marketing officer at Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ) ...
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Learn to play like Barcelona
New Straits Times
Termed FCBEscola, this football camp will teach the children not only how to play football the "Barcelona Way", but also Barcelona FC's values, ethics and training philosophy. Speaking to the media during the official launch of Barcelona Soccer Camps ...
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New Straits Times
Why Do We Put Up With China's Nonsense?
DailyFinance
Eventually he starts beating you on the basketball court and making his own path in the world as you look on proudly. But our relationship with China comes with a contentious back-story that hasn't improved as the country has gotten more powerful.
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Gilded life in Britain of murder suspect's playboy son
Daily News & Analysis
In 2006, by which time his father had risen to become China's commerce minister, Bo Guagua went to Oxford University to study philosophy, politics and economics at Balliol College. He is now a graduate student at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy ...
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Dreams unwrapped
The Hindu
The buyers curate that for the various markets. DESIGNPHILOSOPHY Fashion is a reflection of who you are. It is how you chose to present yourself to the world and that is very important. In my design philosophy, the woman comes first.
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The Hindu
Cost of getting story is sometimes too high
Opelousas Daily World
Since then, members of the community have asked why The Daily World did not cover that solemn farewell to Morgan and Sarah. Since the evening of the accident, The Daily World has been following the story. And since the beginning, we have been asked, ...
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North Korea's leader lauds 'military first' philosophy at parade ...
By yyAMCopy
North Korea's leader lauds 'military first' philosophy at parade. April 15, 2012 | 8:03 am. increase text size decrease text size. SEOUL AND BEIJING -- Kim Jong Un, the new North Korean leader, touted the same old slogans of "military first" at a ...
World Now
Is Philosophy a Science? - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher ...
By Michael Ruse
Science is about the physical world broadly understood, the world of experience, and philosophy is about science and indeed any other claims to knowledge and understanding – it is meta-knowledge, meaning it is about knowledge.
Brainstorm
The Philosophy Forum
By tony fahey
The Philosophy Forum ... Theism is the belief that there is one God, a personal entity with every perfection; creator of the world, manifested in the world, interacting with the world, yet, at the same time, existing separately from theworld. It is the ...
The Philosophy Forum
A philosophy of care | Aspen Daily News Online
By Christian Manie
Buckmaster retired as a lieutenant colonel after spending 27 years in the Army Air Corps, which included service in World War II and the Korean War. In his role as a photographer he mapped islands in the South Pacific on reconnaissance ...
Aspen Daily News | Aspen's Newspaper
Are we just Thinking Things in a World? « Evolutionary Philosophy
What do we really know about the relationship between the world and our experience of it? That is an important question and there are at least three things that ...
evolutionaryphilosophy.com/.../are-we-just-thinking-things-in...
The Philosophy of War: New Film Depicts Bernard-Henri Lévy's Role ...
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy was a major reason for his country's proactive role in supporting rebel efforts to topple Libyan autocrat Moammar ...
www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,825524,00.html
World Philosophy
World Philosophy. The greatest philosophy of all time...
www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/.../World+Philosophy/
Knowledge actively structures the world: Philosophy Forums
All we have is "our world." We don't have "the world" except by translation. We can try to make the translation more and more faithful (or at least we can think that ...
forums.philosophyforums.com/.../knowledge-actively-structur...
It's an ugly world | Rust Belt Philosophy
"[H]ow do we deal with the fact that [one] man's favored music is performed by artists (like Cab Calloway, whose most famous song is below) who do not appear ...
rustbeltphilosophy.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-ugly-world.html
(H)<Philosophy> LF 1 Healer for Raid Group - Forums - World of ...
We are currently a level 7 guild LFM to join our raid groups. LF 1 Healer to join our core raid group. But, all are welcome to join to help us grow as group and as ...
us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4365747558
Philosophy Posters from the World's Greatest Thinkers - My Modern ...
Here's a great idea we can all get behind. Chicago-based graphic designer Max Temkin has created a series of 10 philosophy posters with quotes from some of ...
www.mymodernmet.com/xn/.../2100445:BlogPost:903671?xg...
Philosophy Now Forum • View topic - British Golfer Ian Poulter is ...
And I don't mean kitty cat! Today at the Masters Golf Tournament, British golfer Ian Poulter called security on a heckler who didn't like his stupid-looking outfit and ...
forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;t=8890
Seeing The Real World : Philosophy
Seeing the real world I seem to have hit a period of recurring themes, coming back to haunt me like a Sierpinski triangle. A boss ...
www.disclose.tv/forum/seeing-the-real-world-t70806.html
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS, or, JOHNATHAN RÉE: THE DUDE OF ...
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS, or, JOHNATHAN RÉE: THE DUDE OF THEPHILOSOPHY WORLD. by thepollyannafragments. I wish to begin this post by...
thepollyannafragments.wordpress.com/.../hope-for-the-hopele...
What is Philosophy? An Omnibus of Definitions from Prominent ...
There are all sorts of possible ways of interpreting it and finding meaning in theworld and in the lives that we live. So philosophy is about making sense of that ...
www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/.../what-is-philosophy...
Philosophy, fungus and flourishing failure.... Welcome to Lars Lyer's ...
Welcome to Lars Lyer's world. Galway Advertiser, April 05, 2012. By Charlie Mcbride. LARS IYER is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle upon ...
www.advertiser.ie/.../philosophy-fungus-and-flourishing-failur...
What is your role on this world? - Philosophy, Sociology ...
Do you have one? What do you think you are here to do? I am genuinely curiousa bout this. Some people are bound to lead uneventful lives, have children, and ...
www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/16066436
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