Le Monde says Derrida was French philosopher best known abroad, especially in US.… Read the rest
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Le Monde Interview with Derrida 
Oct 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dangerously ill, but writing and talking nonetheless.… Read the rest
Nonsense
Oct 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
History is not just a ‘story’ and neither is journalism.… Read the rest
Hostage Ken Bigley Has Been Murdered
Oct 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Three weeks of nightmare end in more nightmare.… Read the rest
The War on Science, Bush Division
Oct 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Author of As Jesus Cared for Women appointed to reproductive health drugs advisory committee of FDA.… Read the rest
The Restorative Power of Jesus Christ
Oct 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And the refusal of contraceptives to unmarried women. Great appointment.… Read the rest
Archaeologists Support NAGPRA Amendement
Oct 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bad news.… Read the rest
Physical Anthropologists on NAGPRA
Oct 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Culturally unidentifiable remains are an issue.… Read the rest
More on the NAGPRA Amendment
Oct 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The law could get even worse, and it’s already bad.… Read the rest
Friends of America’s Past on NAGPRA Amendment
Oct 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two little words – ‘or was’.… Read the rest
A New Introduction to Philosophy
Oct 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jonathan Derbyshire reviews Philosophy: The illustrated guide.… Read the rest
Education is not for Massaging Self-esteem
Oct 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And art is not for improving community relations.… Read the rest
Cass Sunstein on the Second Bill of Rights
Oct 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Are social and economic rights foreign to a laissez-faire culture?… Read the rest
Susan Jacoby on Secularism Under Threat
Oct 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The messianic radicalism of the assault on separation of church and state.… Read the rest
A.C. Grayling at the Edinburgh Festival
Oct 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We should try to be ‘intelligent responders’, reflecting on what we see, read, hear.… Read the rest
A Conversation with Seyla Benhabib
Oct 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On the emergence of human rights as a cosmopolitan norm, and much more.… Read the rest
Passion and Rationality
Oct 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Three books on philosophy and the emotions.… Read the rest
Are Diversity and Solidarity Compatible?
Oct 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ethnic difference is not the only kind there is.… Read the rest
Versatile Jon Stewart
Oct 4th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Combines political satire and a critique of post-Hegelian philosophy?… Read the rest
Comparative Studies v Econometrics
Oct 4th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Econometric studies are not useful when relying on limited data – as with capital punishment.… Read the rest
