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Category Archives: Social Science
Science vs. social science of the environment
FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment – Freedom, not climate, is at risk As someone who lived under communism for most of his life, I feel obliged to say that I see the biggest threat to freedom, democracy, the … Continue reading
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Havel on intertextuality
CBC.ca Arts – Retired Czech leader Havel pens new play “Living in the world of political language was quite an inspiration” he said. “I try [in my play] to reflect the automatic political language, where you say one word to … Continue reading
The analogical instinct
Comparison To Clinton Is Dismissed – washingtonpost.com Tom Ingram, who was an adviser to Fred D. Thompson‘s 1994 Senate campaign and has talked to him about a potential 2008 presidential run, said that he thought the Royal race might be … Continue reading
McJobs, the Dictionary Wars and Folk Theories of Meaning
Golden Arches Wants ‘McJob’ Removed: McDonald’s Targets the English McLanguage – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday restarted its push to get the word “McJob” removed from dictionaries — and has set its sights on the … Continue reading
Frame negotiation through popular culture frame hypostasis
Media Matters – Conservatives continue to use Fox’s 24 to support hawkish policies conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham told host Bill O’Reilly: “The average American out there loves the show 24. OK? They love Jack Bauer. They love 24. … Continue reading
Cummulative identity and failed assumptions on multiculturalism
BBC NEWS | UK | Younger Muslims ‘more political’ Young Muslims are much more likely than their parents to be attracted to political forms of Islam, a think tank survey has suggested. Support for Sharia law, Islamic schools and wearing … Continue reading
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Cognitive foundations of civilizations
iTWire – A new ‘iBook’ from Google?: be afraid, be very afraid Google is plotting to do for books what the iPod has done for music: make them purchasable by download to a portable access device. Could civilisation as we … Continue reading
Death by analogy
‘Hold Your Wee for a Wii’ Death Shuts Down Show – Gameworld Network news story Ten employees have lost their jobs over the incident, and the radio show is permanently off the air. …. 28 year old Jennifer Strange was found … Continue reading
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New Atheism and old religions or the other way around?
On The Media: Transcript of “God No!” (December 15, 2006) In response to the global challenge posted by religious extremism, a small group of impassioned atheists has taken a new approach. They target the tolerant with both reason and ridicule. … Continue reading
Logic and conceptual frames
Amazon Online Reader : Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage p. 82 The sexual double standard was so completely accepted by Romans that the educator Quintilian used the notion of a sexual single standard … Continue reading
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