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WHAT DO PHILOSOPHERS BELIEVE? Saviors & Sovereigns: The Rise and Fall of Humanitarianism Neither a Trap Nor a Lie Etyopian Simbiro (PAMBAZUKA NEWS) Looking back on the historical and political significance of the Ethiopian flag, Etyopian Simbiro considers the role and use of the ‘tri-colour’ in developments in the country. The flag has proven a […]
The continent is doing a booming business selling diamonds, oil and coffee to China, but is it benefiting Africans? Economist Glenn Hubbard weighs in. NEW YORK (Fortune) There’s an irony afoot on the African continent. After years of state control of their economies, African governments are opening up to foreign business as never before. Foreign […]
Think before you ThinkWhat is the most dangerous belief system? The Capitalist Belief System is Killing All of UsEpistemology, Knowledge and Rational Belief:The Role of Global Doubt in the Search for Knowledge
Africa Report N°1534 September 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), led by its chairman and prime minister, Meles Zenawi, has radically reformed Ethiopia’s political system. The regime transformed the hitherto centralised state into the Federal Democratic Republic and also redefined citizenship, politics and identity on ethnic grounds. The intent was to […]
Think before you ThinkWhat is the most dangerous belief system? The Capitalist Belief System is Killing All of UsEpistemology, Knowledge and Rational Belief:The Role of Global Doubt in the Search for KnowledgeEthnicitiesGood Ethnics, Bad Aliens:Imagining the Global Villageby Samira Kawash I. Fictive EthnicitiesIn choosing a topic for the 1996 International Roundtable, Iimagine the organizers might […]
A Study By Matthew Ryan Takeaways What is epistemology? What is rational belief? The increased flexibility of rational belief. Epistemology. The word brings shudders to one and all alike. OK, maybe it doesn’t. But perhaps it should.Epistemology is the study of knowledge. In other words, it tries to answer the question of how do you […]
The Capitalist Belief System is Killing All of Us By Robert Achen, Published 11/12/2008 What is the most dangerous belief system to all human beings? Is it Communism? Is it Socialism? Is it Islamism? Is it Catholicism? Is it Divine Right of Kings? Is it Democracy? No, it is none of these. The number of […]
(ACLU= American Civil Liberties Union)Although the statement below was never formally adopted by the ACLU, it was first penned in 1982 by Ira Glasser, former National ACLU Executive Director. It is posted on the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern Californa web site in the section titled “What We Do and How We Do It”: […]
