After the end of the Cold War and demise of Russian empire America remained the only big superpower but it seems latest development in the financial world and on the other fronts have shaken its position. The...
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A Sufi saint’s shrine that was built in 1356 in Sehwan, in the province of Sindh, is the hub of activity these days by millions of his devotees in Pakistan. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, whose annual death anniversary is...
"Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda laid the cornerstone for the construction of Mahatma Sacred Garden in Paksebali village of Klungkung regency on Sunday. He said he was pleased to see the enthusiasm of...
God is nothing more than "primitive legends" and "childish superstitions"? With that kind of talk, Einstein's practically sounding like Nietzsche.One has to wonder how Gutkind responded to Einstein's provocation. "A...
"David Ives, the highbrow clown who writes explosively funny one-act plays about eggheads like Philip Glass and Leon Trotsky, has now given us a deadly serious two-act play about a 17th-century philosopher -- and it's good"
"In their Citation, the Pritzker Prize Jury described Rem Koolhaas as a visionary and a philosopher. Critics have argued that Koolhaas ignores all consideration for beauty and taste. And, in our discussion forum, one...
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This article provides interviews and readings by John Moriarty.And on this link you can see, hear and read more about his celebrated work.http://www.johnmoriarty.info/On 1 June 2007, John Moriarty passed on to his...
Richard Rorty, modern champion of the Pragmatic school of philosophy has died. Pragmatism argues that language and 'truth' exist as instruments of human design. Truth is not objective nor is it...
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O talkshow do Olavo no blogtalkradio é o mais ouvido!
Leiam a notícia completa..
We have been seen a nice rotation of the most popular shows on Blogtalkradio. Yesterday, we broadcast 117 shows live and more than 1500 active radio hosts call Blogtalkradio their home.
We...
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Dr Magister reports on La Civiltà Cattolica's publication of an enthusiastic review by Giuseppe Esposito of a 2005 book about the Swiss philosopher and philologist Romano Amerio, whose work was widely, that is to...
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"pril 20, 2007 -- 'WHAT we cannot speak about," wrote the philosopher Wittgenstein, "we must pass over in silence." Easy for him to say.
No one can speak about the murder spree of Cho Seung-Hui with any real insight - there's no clarifying the chaotic, Satanic moonscape that...
"On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him...
The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of
the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy,
for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's
Person of the Year for 2006 is you. Sure, it's
a mistake to romanticize all this...
UPDATE: Friday, 13th October - Unfortunately Google are no longer hosting these videos - I will look for an alternative source.-------A three-part BBC TV (UK) documentary on atheism hosted by Google since August 11th, 2006: Program Title "A Rough History of Disbelief" but...
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