A third way for Islam ?
Freedom, Modernity and Islam
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Buddha's many paths to happiness
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
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City twinned with hell
Faust's Metropolis - Berlin and its Culture
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Duty to men, fairies...
Moral Status
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Good maths, stale grammar
Language, Thought and Logic
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Pursuit of truth beyond survival
Beyond Evolution
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QM doesn't rule OK
Philosophical Concepts in Physics
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the first book of a philosopher present at the Russian revolution: "No thinker in the 19th century has...
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Higher channels
John Davies selects radio and television programmes of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Do today's English undergraduates need introducing to Coleridge or Joyce? If...
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Altering the route of all evil?
Brains can now be manipulated to change people's behaviour, raising serious social issues, warns Rita Carter Here is a story: a burglar has just robbed a house. As he walks away - his swag safely...
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The brain:How it influences our emotional and sexual lives
* Emotions are not primarily about feelings. Basically they are unconscious survival mechanisms - the conscious recognition of them is just a lately evolved sophistication designed to make life...
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The paratrooping truffler
Harriet Swain talks to former Stalinist and priest manque, historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. A tale of political passions, violence, religious angst and class and family tensions - the life of...
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How to...teach arts students numeracy
WHAT In the second of a four-part series on key skills, John Gillespie of Nottingham University's school of education looks at humanities and social science students' poor showing when faced with...
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Fairer" system of student support
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool Ministers' plans for a "fairer" system of student support in further education are expected to fall short of the minimum Pounds 400...
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FE allowance mooted
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool The government has signalled that it may announce improved financial support for further education students this autumn. Further and...