Note that only ‘liberals’ are the elite. And Bush & Co. are…?… Read the rest
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Down the Memory Hole 
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Russia’s nostalgic-nationalist view of its past keeps Dr. Zhivago off the syllabus.… Read the rest
Memory is a Minefield
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Especially if your research casts doubt on the validity of memories of alien abductions.… Read the rest
Mainstreams and Ghettoes
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Julian Baggini on the differences between US and UK philosophy.… Read the rest
Return
Jul 27th, 2003 6:15 pm | By Ophelia BensonWe’re back, after an unpleasant little interlude caused by a hardware problem on the server. We’ve been toiling and slaving here to get everything back, and since one of us (and it’s not Jeremy) is not very computer literate, some areas look a bit odd. Not to worry, we’re getting to it.
Sunday update. JS points out that the server may go blooey again, also that pages will sometimes be slow to load. But also also, that we are changing servers entirely soon (that is to say, he is – I might as well stand around and wave a magic wand for all the use I am) and that will solve all the problems, but it could also mean another … Read the rest
Levy’s Sartre Book Not a Huge Hit
Jul 27th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…this unbelievably stupid, ill-written, completely disorganised and monstrously rambling tome.’… Read the rest
Habermas and Derrida Interviewed
Jul 27th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two philosophers talk about terrorism.… Read the rest
We’re Back
Jul 26th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mystifying disappearance of B and W at an end. We hope.… Read the rest
There is Something Wrong With Humanism
Jul 24th, 2003 | By Jeremy StangroomIt’s not easy to write critically about humanism from a secular perspective.
The problem has to do with the fluid nature of the concept "humanism".
It has no single, precise meaning and there is little agreement about its constituent
elements. As a result, to criticise humanism is to run the risk of being accused
of a "straw-man" fallacy; that is, the fallacy of misrepresenting
a position or argument in order to make it easier to criticise. It is easy to
see how this might happen. Humanism isn’t any one particular thing. If
a good argument can be made against any one of the things, amongst others,
that it might be, then likely you’ll find that everyone disavows that
particular … Read the rest
Sinbad the Bland
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US academic says new Sinbad movie enforces status quo stereotypes.… Read the rest
Arguing from the Wallet
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An entertainment executive’s political ‘analysis’ is both incoherent and self-interested.… Read the rest
Vicious Association of Education with Class
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘British schools have done precious little education but they have done an awful lot of socialisation.’… Read the rest
The Idiots Will Take it From Here
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The West Wing’ is less about ideology than it is about the role of intelligence in politics.… Read the rest
Which is Dominant?
Jul 23rd, 2003 2:06 am | By Ophelia BensonWell, I’ve had some correspondence about the Science and Religion In Focus, which I suppose is not surprising. I thought I might as well discuss the issue a little more here, so that people can comment directly. To quote from Bill’s letter on the Letters page:
And aren’t these quotations reflective of a climate of opinion that is dominant in many quarters, notably (in my experience)in American academia? So dominant, in fact, that the viewpoint you deem right is pretty much taken for granted, hardly needing to be articulated–which condition you may be confusing with polite silence. In other areas, of course, including American electoral politics, the situation is rather different.
Well, maybe. It depends what you mean by ‘many … Read the rest
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Class, poverty, consumerism, fast food, ‘ironic’ advertising, exercise just a little – it all adds up.… Read the rest
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Class, poverty, consumerism, fast food, ‘ironic’ advertising, exercise just a little – it all adds up.… Read the rest
Hello? Remember Africa?
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is the left so indifferent to what’s happening in the Congo and Liberia?… Read the rest
Habermas and Derrida Have a Plan
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can emotional European patriotism be created? If so, can a rationalist and a deconstructionist do the job?… Read the rest
If it Contradicts Bush, It Isn’t True
Jul 21st, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Right is also capable (to say the least) of judging truth claims via ideology instead of vice versa.… Read the rest
What Are Long-term Impacts of No GM Foods?
Jul 21st, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We cannot know everything’ but there are risks in not using GM crops too.… Read the rest
