Interview with Edward Saidquote:Edward Said's book ORIENTALISM has been profoundly influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978.
quote:Michael Sandel in conversation with AC Grayling. The discussion spanned a wide range of subjects, including the relationship between markets and morality, justice, and the future of education.
(Zie vanaf 13:40)quote:In this Presidential Lecture [Stanford University], cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter examines the role and contributions of analogy in cognition, using a variety of analogies to illustrate his points.
Introductie Koreaquote:David C. Kang, Professor and Director, USC Korean Studies Institute, gives a short overview of Korean history, politics, and North Korea.
quote:V.S. Ramachandran is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and the Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego. A former BBC Reith Lecturer, he co-authored Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind, with Sandra Blakeslee, and is the author of A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness.
De achtergronden in deze post en verder.quote:Freedom from Fear speech by Aung Sang Suu Kyi, 1990
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
Most Burmese are familiar with the four a-gati, the four kinds of corruption. Chanda-gati, corruption induced by desire, is deviation from the right path in pursuit of bribes or for the sake of those one loves. Dosa-gati is taking the wrong path to spite those against whom one bears ill will, and moga-gati is aberration due to ignorance. But perhaps the worst of the four is bhaya-gati, for not only does bhaya, fear, stifle and slowly destroy all sense of right and wrong, it so often lies at the root of the other three kinds of corruption.
Just as chanda-gati, when not the result of sheer avarice, can be caused by fear of want or fear of losing the goodwill of those one loves, so fear of being surpassed, humiliated or injured in some way can provide the impetus for ill will. And it would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear. With so close a relationship between fear and corruption it is little wonder that in any society where fear is rife corruption in all forms becomes deeply entrenched.
quote:Op donderdag 5 december 2013 23:03 schreef deelnemer het volgende:
Wesley Cecil: Spanish Language and Literature
Pff.. die pot met balletjes moet een kapitaal kosten. Ik heb een doosje van 125 balletjes (5x5x5), en die kostten al 30 euro.quote:
The Story Of American Folkquote:Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was one of the great American field collectors of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax also produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, '50s and early '60s.
During the New Deal, with his father, famed folklorist and collector John A. Lomax and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress on aluminum and acetate discs.
Lomax Family Collections at the American Folklife Center
quote:To discuss how the super-rich have willfully confused their self-interest with America's interest, Bill Moyers is joined by Rolling Stone magazine's Matt Taibbi, who regularly shines his spotlight on scandals involving big business and government, and journalist Chrystia Freeland, author of the new book Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else.
quote:An exploration of the cultural and linguistic history of Japan. Part of the Languages and Literatures series presented by Wesley Cecil PhD. at Peninsula College.
quote:Zwevende microrobotjes zijn aan het werk gezet
Robotjes van een paar millimeter, zwevend op een magnetisch veld, kunnen samen torens bouwen. Een alternatief voor 3D-printen.
quote:Amongst White Clouds is a look at the lives of zealot students, gaunt ascetics and wise masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China's Zhongnan Mountain range.
quote:A beautiful, slow-paced film about Japanese Gardens - with all your favorites: Tenry-ji, Saiho-ji, Ryoan-ji, Katsura Imperial Villa, and Shugaku-in Rikyu and many more. Many Japanese artists comment on their relationship and philosophy towards Japanese Gardens.
Joris Laarman Labquote:
Met dank aan Discombobulatequote:Op woensdag 3 september 2014 15:11 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Linkdump!
Ik vond dit wel een interessant item trouwens met Emmanuel Rutten en Bas Haring.
Waarom is het voor gelovigen altijd onmogelijk om de Big Bang zelf als 'first cause' te zien?
quote:Grigori Perelman proved the Poincare conjecture and then refused a million dollar prize (the Millennium Prize). He is the only mathematician who has declined the Fields medal.
zie hoe Herman gehakt maakt van Cees Dekker in t programma Boekenquote:
Als inmiddels redelijk ervaren hondenbezitter, vermoed ik dat dit ook in grote mate voor honden geldt.quote:
Forum Opties | |
---|---|
Forumhop: | |
Hop naar: |