Philosophy & Deep Thought

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ifeminists August 13, 2007 Brian Doherty	Ayn Rand at 100...a Centennial Tribute (2005) Libertarianism may not "usually" begin with Ayn Rand anymore. But her literary skills and burning moral passion, as much as her rigorous, systematic approach to the linkages between reason and liberty, will remain a powerful introduction to the idea that your life belongs to you.
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Stephen Cass	Strange Ways Book Review: In I Am a Strange Loop, author Douglas R. Hofstadter ponders the kind of consciousness animals might have, the emergence of a shared identity between life partners, and what remains of people after they die.
Scientific American April 2007 Michael Shermer	Free to Choose The neuroscience of choice exposes the power of ideas.
Scientific American March 2007 George Johnson	A New Journey into Hofstadter's Mind Book Review: I Am a Strange Loop, by cognitive and computer scientist Douglas R. Hofstadter, pulls out the big themes from his 1979 Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid and develops them into a more focused picture of consciousness.
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Raymond Millen	The Hobbesian Notion of Self-Preservation Concerning Human Behavior during an Insurgency The primary bond which holds society together is the promise of security. Once this is broken, the individual is thrust into a state of nature, which is mitigated only by the establishment of a common power.
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Jessi Hempel	The Science Of Smart Giving Squeezing the most good from large-scale donations takes serious planning. Here are five success stories.
Wired November 2006 Nicholas Thompson	Faces of the New Atheism: The Scribe Warren Allen Smith, author of the 1,264-page encyclopedia of nonbelievers titled Who's Who in Hell, is now working on a Web site that he hopes will serve as a resource for philosophers as well as a comprehensive index of the world's most prominent atheists.
Fast Company September 2006	Slam Excerpt Learn what was said at the Kids Philosophy Slam, a national quest for the "most philosophical students in America."
Job Journal April 23, 2006 Craig Nathanson	How a Mid-Life Career Change Can Fill the Void Over 40? Work life empty? Why not ignore the status quo and give yourself permission to follow your heart?
Reason April 2006 Nick Gillespie	What Good Are the Arts? John Carey's brilliant, funny and insightful new book makes a compelling and persuasive case that creative expression -- especially the written word -- is central to a rich and thoughtful life.
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