- Thomas Kuhn (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- …one of the most influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century, perhaps the most influential. His 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is one of the most cited academic books of all time. Kuhn’s contribution to the philosophy of science marked not only a break with several key positivist doctrines, but also inaugurated a new style of philosophy of science that brought it closer to the history of science. His account of the development of science held that science enjoys periods of stable growth punctuated by revisionary revolutions.
- Book Review — Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa
- …by Bruce Vandervort is an excellent, clearly presented, well researched book on the military side of the Scramble for Africa. It is part of the ‘new military history’ discipline, in that it looks at the social context within which the conflict took place as well as the military side of things (analyzing strategy, individual battles, and the forces involved).
- Vandervort is perceptive and convincing in its arguments, and offers some new insights in to the history of colonial African conflict. Find out why you should read, and own, this book in this review.
- The Sins of the Renaissance, or The History That Shaped Michele Bachmann’s Worldview | Open Culture • by Dan Colman
- During the 1970s, Francis A. Schaeffer, an evangelical theologian, wrote and narrated How Should We Then Live?, a ten-part film series that traced the history of Western culture and thought. Lots of art and philosophy were put on display. But the real narrative focused on something a little different — the history of humanity’s lapse from God and a Biblical worldview. The film became a sensation at evangelical churches across America, sometimes drawing 5,000 people per screening. …
- An Introduction to eBook Publishing | LucReid.com
- …tradpub vs. selfpub, which is a very different comparison than it was even a few years ago: there are now authors (many of them already published through a traditional publisher, but others only self-published) who are getting substantial readership for their books through selfpubbing eBooks, sometimes along with a paper version (often through CreateSpace), but often not. …it’s entirely possible to build a substantial career without even dealing with paper books any more.
- adventitious | English Spelling Rules • by ibeforee
- 1 : coming from another source and not inherent or innate …
- Sneering at the Gettysburg Address | Obsidian Wings • by Doctor Science
- Slacktivist Fred Clark talks about South Carolina Tea Partiers sneering at the idea of “government of the people, by the people and for the people”. I think this is another aspect of what Andrew Sullivan accurately calls America’s Cold Civil War, which is also what Dennis G. (dengre) means by the modern…Confederate Party …When the question is “what should be the average person’s relationship to the government?”, you get four different answers for the different folk cultures. …The cultural forces that made the Confederacy are still there, and still count as common sense for many Americans.
- …most NATO allies have run or are running for the exits, as it become increasingly clear that the Afghanistan effort is likely endless.
- ‘Job Creators’ Who Won’t Hire The Unemployed | Campaign for America’s Future • by Nathan Birnbaum
- Welcome to 21st Century, post-Recession hiring discrimination: where you must be an “employed or recently employed” person to get a job. …Who are the culprits? Aside from companies and hiring agencies you may have never heard of, included in the list of prejudicial employers are Allstate Insurance, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the Homebuilding Recruiters of America, the University of Arizona, the University of Phoenix, and the Oil and Gas Field Recruiters of America. Sony Ericsson only ended the practice after they were caught by CNN-Money last year during its reporting on this trend.
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