TERRORISTS, ROGUE STATES, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: HOW ARISTOTLE’S NOTIONS OF FEAR APPEALS APPLY TO CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS
In his work on rhetoric, Aristotle identified the workings of various emotional appeals. One of his most ingenious accomplishments was his conceptualization of fear and his…
Read articleSELECTIVE MORAL DISENGAGEMENT
The endless cries will permeate your dreams Cries of girls that drown in the agony of Rape Prostitution Genital Mutilation With the aspirations to become the…
Read articleTHEORIZING TRANSGENDER FAMILY JURISPRUDENCE
Transgender [1] parents or parents-to-be occupy a uniquely precarious legal position in many Western democracies. A vindictive ex-partner may litigate for exclusive custody; employers may, according…
Read articleDISCOVERING ETHNOCENTRISM
It’s hot. I’m dirty. I stink. Despite my low level of hygiene, I feel good. I’ve just successfully crossed the Cambodian boarder into Vietnam. I’ve been…
Read articleIMF SETTLEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: HOW THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS REPLACED COLONIAL POWER IN AFRICA
Every school of thought is like a man who has talked to himself for a hundred years and is delighted with his own mind, however stupid…
Read articleChildren and War: Modern Transitions of Violence
Vast changes in warfare have transformed the recent narratives of human conflict and violence. While we generally think of the advent of nuclear technology as the…
Read articleTHE BUDDHA IS SMILING
In the island park of Nirvana Nagar, a giant statue of the Blessed with its head in the clouds — against a golden orb, nimbused by…
Read articleTHE WEALTH OF NATIONS, THE BETTERMENT OF A PEOPLE: A LOOK INTO THE CONSTRASTING WRITINGS AND THE CORRESPONDING GOALS OF ADAM SMITH, AND OF KARL MARX AND FRIEDRICH ENGELS
The differing opinions between capitalists and socialists on how to approach economics and politics have long caused conflict and disagreements. Both the capitalist Smith and the…
Read articleBehind the Scenes of my “New” Used Jeans
My most recent acquisition is a pair of used Levi’s jeans, made in Mexico of 100% cotton. The housing co-op where I live has a ‘free…
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SENSibility 1: The Sensible Blog
By Allen Sens,
Sensibility (n.) 1. the capacity for physical sensation 2. [often plural] delicate, sensitive awareness or feelings Sensible (adj.) 1. that can cause physical sensation 2. easily…
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