Lecture explores violence

Examining two views on primitive humans’ proclivity for violence, Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker contrasted a quote from 18th-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau — “Nothing can be more gentle than man in his primitive state” — against the view of 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes: The life of primitive man was “solitary, poor, nasty ...

factor in the rise of socialism nationalism and totalitarianism He inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and contributed substantially to modern ideals of democracy and equality
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Parliament's dismal record

No session of Parliament is as important for the government of the day as the Budget session, in which the Finance Bill is passed and which provides the treasury benches the right opportunity to table, and enable the passage of, critical reform legislation.


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Mexico’s border violence focus of speech

POCATELLO — Dr. Tony Payan, an associate professor from the University of Texas at El Paso, officially kicked off the Frank Church Symposium Wednesday night, delivering the keynote address.


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Thomas Hobbes Wiki: Hobbes was a champion of absolutism for the sovereign but he also developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought: ...



Zero Hour In The Middle East - What The Arab World's Past Can Tell Us About Its Future

The world is looking on with fascination and fear as the Arab world goes through the political transformation of the century. But will the region's future be marked by democratic peace or civil war? Four past upheavals contain lessons for what comes next.


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Cooperation is key to sustainability

This month’s page is about cooperation as a counterpoint to competitive models of living syst

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Long distance learning: Kenai student attends class throughout cancer treatment

In Gregory Zorbas' world history class at Kenai Central High School, some big thinkers were the topics of student Powerpoint presentations this week.

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Thomas Hobbes , 1588-1679, English philosopher, grad. Magdalen College, Oxford, 1608. For many years a tutor in the Cavendish family, Hobbes took...



Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Disaster: Another Failure of Human Foresight

Japanese authorities are still struggling to contain the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and it could be weeks before the situation's under control. Like BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Japanese disaster discredits Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Thomas Hobbes , Philosopher / Writer Born: 5 April 1588 Birthplace: Westport, Wiltshire, England Died: 4 December 1679 Best Known As: English



Books: 'Clockwork Universe' tells of famous scientists

In Europe of the 1600s, Edward Dolnick tells us, the average life expectancy was 30. Disease was so rampant that in London, deaths outnumbered births. Belief in the supernatural was commonplace, even among the intelligentsia.

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'The Clockwork Universe': charting the workings of the 17th-century world

Edward Dolnick's "The Clockwork Universe" is the story of how a small band of 17th-century scientists, mathematicians and astronomers, whose ranks included Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Leibniz and Isaac Newton, set out to decode the workings of the universe.

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Thomas Hobbes Speaks

"I, Thomas Hobbes, stressed two centuries. after Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. that the invention of printing, though ingenius ...



The consequences of neediness

ALL around Pakistan, in workplaces and in homes, the whisper is: change is imminent, matters are very far from being business as usual and something has to give.

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