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In 2008 I purchased a copy of A Dictionary of Continental Philosophy from HamiltonBook.com. I am an intellectual grazer ,at times, and this offered an opportunity to indulge my appetite as a dilettante.

Definition : = Russ Feingold is a hero, he is the embodiment of a very specific kind of civic heroism. He has used his  voice to challenge the pernicious cult of self-aggrandizing presidential  power and the self-destructive myth of American … Continue reading →

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Saul David LYONS’ SHARE A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided By Amanda Foreman (Allen Lane/The Penguin Press 814pp £30)

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Venezuela grants Chavez power to rule by decree (AFP) – 22 hours ago CARACAS — Venezuela’s national assembly on Friday granted President Hugo Chavez extraordinary legislative powers to govern the country by decree for the next 18 months.

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Let us boldly re-imagine, in the spirit of Richard Rorty, this maxim of the great Donne as, any persons death diminishes me, for I am human and cannot ignore my stake in the world of my fellow creatures. How would … Continue reading →

Definition: Stare decisis et non quieta movere =  to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed. (Thank you, Wikipedia!) One recalls with a certain bitter nostalgia the bravura performance of Mr. John Roberts before the Senate Committee defending the … Continue reading →

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