Having read a number of blogs about Michaela School, principally from their Assistant Head teacher Joe Kirby, I contacted Joe who kindly organised a visit. Last Thursday was spent wandering around Michaela chatting to different teachers and pupils and to be honest thoroughly enjoying myself. I sense Michaela is one of those Marmite schools, you either love it or hate it, but there is a danger this can blind you to what is good and what can be learnt.
Michaela School currently has about one hundred and twenty pupils in each of Year 7 & 8 and will continue to expand as a new year 7 is added each September. Some pupils I chatted to had put Michaela as their first choice and others as their fifth, half the children are from disadvantaged backgrounds and it is ethnically diverse.
I've never seen anything quite like it. Children sit in tables of six, groups are predetermined and not friendship based, with a clear timed structure reinforced by notices on the walls and tables, all orchestrated by a lunch time leader. We recited the poem "If", then pupils sat at places 1 & 2 collected and served lunch, which is the same for all pupils, whilst we discussed the topic for the day on the implications of carrying a knife. At the allotted time pupils 3 & 4 tidied away the main course and returned with pudding, which today was a biscuit, followed by a series of "appreciations", children standing up and thanking people for various things and given two claps. It all ended with pupils 5 & 6 tidying up, wiping the table and a series of appreciations led by individual children. We drummed, clapped, SLANTed and I was happy to join in. It's regimented, ordered or slick depending on your point of view.
At this point I can understand some people thinking but this is just awful so regimented and lacking in choice and deciding to stop reading before their blood pressure rises too much. It's partly the Marmite factor but also the difficulty of transferring the whole experience via a blog post. Lunch may be the metaphor for Michaela and where it positions itself on the spectrum of individual liberty to collective responsibility. We all make these choices though maybe not as explicitly as at Michaela and we certainly end up in different positions. Individual liberties are curtailed as we come together otherwise anarchy rules. Having choice is important to many of us and we want similar for our children but it is a matter of degree.
Comparing the Michaela dining experience, to ones at other schools I have led or visited, it has some real strengths and with them came an odd downside. As with the rest of the day I felt very welcome at the table and the pupils chatted happily and very politely with me. Not all school dining rooms have such a positive feel.
The school is focussed on building a child's knowledge. I ended up wandering into a Year 8 class, my choice, where pupils were doing Maths that was quite simply very hard; adding and subtracting algebraic fractions with complex denominators is not for the faint hearted. No noise, no messing, clear instruction and massive expectations. It all starts with you becoming a times table rock star, through rock god status, loads of practice via Manga High (online Mathematics website) and significant progress particularly for those furthest behind. Silence is golden, expected and children respond quite happily. The atmosphere was calm and the pupils friendly. At the second sitting of lunch I sat with some Year 8 asking them about Science and ended up testing one of the Year 8 pupils, at her behest, using her knowledge organisers. She had a genuine desire to learn. The knowledge organisers fascinated me and remind me of the bank of end of topic/revision organisers I built up in the late 1980s and early 1990s for GCSE Chemistry. Sadly they are now all on Amstrad or Archimedes discs long since assigned to a rubbish tip. Decide what you want pupils to learn, as this is what you will teach, with the how following. We've possibly been too focussed on the how as a system, schools and teachers and we need to rebalance. As long as the how is effective maybe we should focus a bit more time on the what; the factual, conceptual, procedural and metacognitive knowledge young people will need.
Through everything they do Michaela School strives for simplicity, consistency, efficiency and excellence. These are good things; simplicity and efficiency reduce work load whilst consistency and excellence mean every child stands the chance of getting a great education. Kathrine has started assembling a team of staff who are equally committed to the Michaela Way.
Single-mindedness may not always win you friends but it can be pretty effective when a job needs to be done. The massive challenge for our Education System is to ensure disadvantaged children have similar outcomes and opportunities as their more advantaged peers. I sense Michaela School may lead the way on the outcomes and for that I applaud them.
The opportunity bit is more complex. Chatting to a Year 7 pupil at lunch I asked him what he wanted to do and he responded with going to university. Whilst I already knew the answer I asked him the obvious question about whether he had thought of anywhere in particular … the answer was obviously going to be Oxford or Cambridge. There are other factors beyond your schooling that will influence your life's journey and destination. For disadvantaged children there are more things to knock you back or knock you off course. As teachers and school leaders we have a significant control over a child's education and so we must do our best to implement this in the most positive way we can.
The opportunity to reflect and learn is important; it's why I visit a few schools every year in various parts of the country. There is a need for me to go beyond Blackpool and challenge myself and my thinking. One big takeaway from Michaela is level of expectation and challenge. We've made huge strides forward in recent years but Michaela has prompted me to reset expectations higher again. Another one is about workload and efficiency, it's my 9 or 10/10 or it's a no rule, and some fresh ideas about where to look harder and be stricter with myself and colleagues. It is interesting to reflect on whether you could transfer the Michaela Way. lock, stock and barrel, onto an existing school or whether these things are best built from scratch.
I hope to keep in touch with Michaela over the coming years as I'm genuinely interested in their approach.
How will the Michaela Way change, if at all, as their pupils become older? Mid-teens and Sixth Formers are different propositions to Year 7 & 8 pupils. Will these children be as willing, for example, to walk in straight self-managing lines along the left hand side of corridors and do a kind of quick hop, skip and a jump through the class room door to have a fast start to their lessons? Will Michaela want to deliberately alter the balance with respect to the amount of choice given, for example at lunch in terms of the meal or structure, and what would be the impact on the school if they did?
What will be the practical limitations experienced as the school increases in size and age range, for example, by the buildings, examination systems, funding, parents or whatever, that will need to be addressed and navigated in the years ahead. The school will grow from two hundred and forty Year 7 & 8 pupils to approximately eight hundred 11-18 years old pupils. This will naturally build additional layers of complexity.
Will workload pressures change and approaches be less effective or equally effective as the hard edges of accountability, which tend to come with GCSE and A-level cohorts, kick in. Michaela are certainly fortunate to be well out of the current maelstrom of examination changes that other schools and their teachers are coping with.
This is very much thinking out loud than criticising anything I saw. Katharine and her team may already have thought these issues through and have plans in place. There is only so much you can see and ask in a day.
Thank you to Katharine, Joe, Naveen and Olivia for their time, openness and welcome and my two student guides at the start of the day, Millie and Kivat, who were fabulous. Thanks also to the many other staff and students who chatted with me and whose day I disturbed. For what it's worth I think you have used your quite unique opportunity to build a culture from scratch to great effect.
By way of contrast in approach, the day following my visit to Michaela the Trust's primary school Head teachers went to visit Hartsholme Academy who deliver an immersive educational experience for their children based on authentic projects. When I visited last year I ended up lying on the floor in a Year 2 class room doing Mathematics with a few pupils who were working hard on their times tables. If you see these things as a spectrum it is arguably at the other end to Michaela but it is equally a fantastic school with great outcomes. The teachers get two days to plan each project to ensure they have total clarity about the knowledge that must be covered and how it will be integrated into the work done by the pupils. The what to learn is clearly defined.
Interesting that regardless of methods the knowledge focus is clear in both schools. I really do think that is something that is true for all successful teachers and schools.
Education bridges the gap between the disadvantages of the past and the opportunities of the future. It's so important that schools see this as part, a key part, of their role – it sometimes involves a shift in self-perception, a separation of home and school cultures, self-belief through on-going achievement and the self-confidence endowed through high expectations. Not all schools could be like Michaela, not all schools would want to, but you're right, Stephen, that there could be much to learn from watching this school and the opportunities it had had/made/taken to create a new educational culture for these children. I share many of your questions regarding the future 'profile' of the school,and whether current practices can or should be maintained. I also wonder about the extent to which the London context makes aspects of the Michaela mindset more challenging for those of us in more out of the way areas (not that that's a reason for not having high expectations) – what strikes me most I think is the feeling that this school can set its own standards, its own curriculum, its own methods, its own policies and its own culture, from scratch. Let's face it. They have the vision, the time, the high quality teaching staff and the leadership – so if the school's commendable aims can't work at Michaela, they probably couldn't work anywhere! Seems to me that the successful free schools will succeed where these factors combine. Where does that leave the rest of us though?
I really like that you went to Michaela with an open mind and it's great to read this very pragmatic blog post that seeks to be as objective as possible. I am a big supporter of the Michaela approach to teaching and learning and would love to visit, but can't (due to full time teaching responsibility), so your honest feedback is very much welcomed.
Aside from the pupil outcomes, I also really like the fact that their approach actually restores a work-life balance for teachers.


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I'm a graduate engineer in systems adminstration and networking, I want contribute to open source projects in this field.
Can you give me some ideas or guidance , thanks in advance.
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Now you contributed to an open source project.
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The Quincy Mine is located in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Mining operations have been closed since 1945, but the site is preserved as a cooperating site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
The Quincy Mine properties are owned and operated by the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Inc., a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation created to preserve and educate the public about this largely forgotten chapter of our American heritage.
Ride inside the mine on the Quincy Electric Reversible Mine Transport (QERMiT).


Tucked away in Spring Mills, PA, The Vintner's Inn is an idyllic lodging destination situated in the central Pa region. Conveniently located about 20 minutes from Penn State University, our charming rental boasts a warm, rustic interior with a touch of modern sophistication and all the comforts of home. Take in the beauty of the surrounding landscape as you head down the road to our local winery, or travel the short distance to Beaver Stadium and experience the culture of college football.


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Southern Poverty Law Center lists self as hate group
September 28, 2015 By thedandygoat
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization most famous for its meticulous listing of so-called hate groups, has surprised supporters and critics alike by listing itself as a hate group.
SPLC spokesperson Amber Lance-Chaser says that years of complaints about the organization's persecution of certain groups prompted it to investigate itself, eventually dispatching teams of investigators and attorneys to scrutinize its more than 50 years of activity.
In a bulky 804-page report, the teams conclude that the organization has, for most of its existence, stalked, intimidated, and blacklisted hundreds of organizations whose members held unpopular or unorthodox beliefs.
"Our unwavering harassment of people with whom we disagree on issues of morality, as well as our attempt to defame individuals and disband groups we find repugnant, qualify us as a hate group, according to our own standards," Lance-Chaser said. "We are therefore asking the public to be aware of our presence in communities across the country, and to report to law enforcement any activities we engage in that appear to be suspicious."
"If you are a party who has been victimized by us, please let us know ASAP because we plan on filing a class-action lawsuit against ourselves," she added.
This is the second time in recent years that a major civil rights organization has turned the tables against itself. In 2003, the American Civil Liberties Union earnestly defended the right of Nazis to burn down ACLU headquarters.

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Kennett Township is located in southern Chester County and encompasses approximately 15.6 miles of land area. It borders the state of Delaware on its southern border and the townships of New Garden, East Marlborough, and Pennsbury. The 2010 census listed 7,565 people living within the township in 2,526 housing units.
Kennett Township is a second-class Pennsylvania Township governed by a three-person board of supervisors elected to staggered six-year terms. It has a full-time Township manager who also fills the position of secretary and treasurer, administrative staff of three people, a nine officer Police Department, and a full-time zoning officer and building inspector. The township maintains its own maintenance garage with a full-time roadmaster and 5 maintenance employees.
The township budget for 2019 is $8.4m for all revenues and $7.45m for all expenses. Revenue is generated through a property tax, an earned income tax, and state funds earmarked for townships. More information on the current tax structure can be viewed here.
Various volunteer committees serve the township. More information on committees can be viewed on the Boards and committee page.
If you are a new resident, or thinking about moving to this area, please refer to the new resident page which will provide a wealth of information concerning living in the township in beautiful Brandywine Valley.


What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving season? Family and friends doubtless top the list, but library Friends and patrons commonly cite another group: the top-notched librarians and other library staffers they see and interact with on a regular basis.
Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award. This award honors a librarian that has used technology as a tool to improve services.
A special jury will evaluate all nominations later this winter, and winners will be announced in February 2014. Awards will then be presented at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
Click here for more information on PLA Awards, and email them directly at pla@ala.org with any questions you may have.
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Here's your trivia for the day. MALF's national-level counterpart, United for Libraries, is formally known as "United for Libraries: the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations." It's a long name, but one that accurately reflects the situation on the ground. Friends of the Library customarily enjoy a close relationship with their system's Board of Trustees.
This special honor is bestowed annually in recognition of "exemplary service to library development" on the local, state, and/or national level. While some 60,000 Americans serve as library trustees each year, only a small fraction are strong candidates for the citation.
A one- to five-page statement of support describing, in roughly chronological order, the nominee's library-related activities.
A supplementary list of the candidate's library-related achievements to date.
Baseline eligibility requirements include: membership in ALA and the trustees section of United for Libraries, and active participation as a trustee within the preceding year. Applications must be received by Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Visit the United for Libraries website for more information. (A complete list of winners to date can also be found on the site.) Email direct questions to united@ala.org.
Odds are good that your Friends of the Library group strives to reach out to and engage a range of demographics: from retired adults, all the way down to teens and young adults. But did you know that your group's efforts to stoke a life-long interest in reading and learning can begin even at birth?
How do these kits get into the hands of new and expectant parents? Organizations (Women's Clubs and Junior Leagues, in addition to Friends of the Library) purchase a number of their choosing for their local area. Many supplement the kit basics with more local resources: brochures and magnets giving your library system's branch hours, a calendar of upcoming story time event dates, a Friends membership flyer, etc.
The customizability options are nearly endless, but the core mission remains the same: encourage parents to engage in developmentally appropriate literacy activities with their babies. There's no more sure way to guarantee the appreciation and use of our public libraries well into the future!
Tip: If your group is not currently in a position to finance this program independently, consider partnering up with another local nonprofit. The Friends of the Ely Library, for instance, is currently partnering with the local chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to bring "Books for Babies" to new parents in the greater Arrowhead region. Thus far, it has been a great success for all involved.
If this sounds like an avenue worth pursuing, visit United for Libraries' "Books for Babies" page for pricing packages, distribution strategies, success stories, and other details.
Give to the Max Day is Just Around the Corner!
MALF's annual Evy Nordley Award for 'Best Project by Friends of the Library' is proof positive that Friends of the Library are more savvy with and appreciative of creative fundraisers than most. This being the case, GiveMN's annual "Give to the Max Day" is right up our alley!
As you may already know, Give to the Max Day is a statewide fundraiser organized each year through GiveMN. Nonprofits representing a wide variety of backgrounds and missions are encouraged to "claim" their GiveMN web page associated with their charity and, in advance of (and on) the big day, solicit donations through an easy-to-use payment portal.
Since the program's launch in 2009, it has raised more than $50 million for over 6,700 nonprofit organizations and schools. Last year alone, $13.4 million was raised! This year's Give to the Max Day – Thursday, November 14 – promises to be the biggest and best yet.
Give to the Max Day's success can be traced to its format. The process is designed to be extremely approachable for all parties involved.
Interested in giving it a shot? GiveMN's website provides everything needed to get you started. Getting up and running should only take an hour or so -- and it's time well invested!
Has your Friends of the Library group done anything for Give to the Max Day in years past? If you'd like to share your experiences and advice with Friends in other parts of Minnesota, email MALF at info@mnlibraryfriends.org. We'll post your comments!
Last but not least, consider MALF when choosing your own Give to the Max Day fund recipients. Bookmark our page for November 14, or pre-schedule an automatic donation now.
If there's one thing Friends of the Library seem to be universally good at, it is spreading their appreciation for and love of books and reading. The Minnesota Reading Corps, a state-wide program organized under AmeriCorps (often called the 'domestic Peace Corps'), is looking for volunteers just like you to tutor and foster a love of reading in Minnesota schoolchildren.
Over the 2013-14 academic year, the Minnesota Reading Corps and its sister organization, the Minnesota Math Corps, is looking to place 1,000 tutors in schools where children are identified as needing a little extra support. The goal is ambitious, but reachable. The Minnesota Reading Corps already has a presence in over 500 elementary schools, preschools, and head start centers across the state.
As a tutor, you will receive hands-on training in research-based strategies, bolster your career network, and become eligible for financial awards to further your own educations. If you become heavily involved, you may also be eligible for a living allowance.
Of course, the biggest and best award is knowing you are having a positive and tangible impact on your community. With your help, we will be one step closer to ensuring that Minnesota's youth are successful readers by the end of the third grade and proficient in math by the end of eighth.
For more information on the Minnesota Reading Corps, AmeriCorps, and the tutoring opportunity, visit MinnesotaReadingCorps.org, or email recruitment@mnedc.org. Note: MRC is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by MALF.
Novelist Sinclair Lewis, one of central Minnesota's most famous native sons, lies buried in Sauk Centre under a modest headstone. Of his many and varied literary achievements, his epitaph lists only "Author of Main Street." Passersby might wrongfully infer from this that Sauk Centre has all but forgotten Lewis, the local boy who gained international literary acclaim and immortalized a fictionalized version of the town in 1920's Main Street.
Walk just one mile down the road from the cemetery to the author's Boyhood Home, however, and you will see how wrong you are in this assessment. Take just one look at the well maintained home (originally built in 1889, and a National Historic Landmark since 1968), now a major tourist draw and center for Lewis scholarship and symposia, and you will realize that Sauk Centre is enamored with Sinclair Lewis now more than ever.
The ceremony was one of the linchpin events at Sauk Centre's "Sinclair Lewis Days," an annual, week-long festival celebrating the community and its most famous native son. Turnout beat expectations, with over 50 people in attendance. Attendees included District 12B Rep. Paul Anderson (R) and Sauk Centre Mayor Brad Kirckof.
Speakers included MALF President Mary Ann Bernat, who spoke about United for Libraries and the Literary Landmark program; biographer Roberta Olson, who gave a brief sketch of the youth's years in Sauk Centre; and local author and publisher Dave Simpkins, who is currently researching Lewis's diaries for an exciting upcoming volume on the author.
Sorry you missed the event? The site, at 810 Sinclair Lewis Ave., is open for viewing and tours Tuesday-Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Please call the Sauk Centre Chamber of Commerce at (320) 352-5201 for daily hours.
The Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home is Minnesota's fourth Literary Landmark, and the first to be co-sponsored by MALF. For more information on the national Literary Landmarks program, including a complete list of previous designees, visit ala.org/united.
MALF wants to take a moment to congratulate Nancy Walton, State Librarian and Director of State Library Services, on her upcoming retirement – and on a tremendously fruitful career in public service. Walton announced her retirement earlier this month; after a transition period, she will step down from her role at the end of August.
Her distinguished career also includes as highlights time spent as librarian/manager at institutions in Maryland, California… and Morocco!
In Walton's honor, State Library Services is holding a celebration 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Minnesota Dept. of Education in Roseville. Library staff and advocates from across the state are invited to attend! Click here to RSVP. (Reservations are not strictly required, but are of great assistance to the event planners.) If needed, click here for directions.
Registration is NOW OPEN for MALF's Summer Workshop Series!
As libraries adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of patrons, Friends of the Library groups must also evolve. While the need itself is readily apparent, many organizations struggle when it comes down to actually formulating a plan and putting it into motion. This year, MALF's 2013 summer workshop series, "Drafting the Blueprint: Building Friends," will focus on bringing the Friends of the Library concept fully into the twenty-first century.
Cost is $10.00 per registrant, and lunch is included.
As in years past, in recognition of the broad geographic distribution of Minnesota's Friends groups, the workshop will be repeated in its entirety in three different venues across the state.
Blue Earth County Library, 100 E. Main St.
Fergus Falls Public Library, 205 E. Hampden Ave.
Mountain Iron Public Library, 5742 Mountain Ave.
I want to both register and pay at this time.
I want to register now and pay my $10 at the door.
Option 1. Fill out and submit the registration e-form located on our website at the bottom of the Workshops page.
Option 2. Print and fill out the PDF registration form available on our website. Check box next to "Register now, pay at the door" and mail to our office: MALF, 325 Cedar St., Ste. 555, St. Paul, MN, 55101.
We will follow up via email to confirm your registration, and send you reminders in advance of your workshop.
Registration for the two August sessions closes Friday, August 16. Registration for the September session closes Friday, August 30. Please remember to reserve your spot. Lunch and information packets can only be guaranteed to those that RSVP before the deadlines.
Many libraries and Friends of the Library groups have turned to temporary and traveling exhibits as a way both to lure new patrons into the library and to get them to stay longer. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, however, many are deterred by the expense and expertise necessary to research and construct a professional-caliber exhibit. If this is true for you, the American Library Association may have the perfect solution.
ALA's Public Programs Office is currently looking for 25 libraries across the country to host a 300-square foot traveling historical exhibit on the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Entitled Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry, the exhibit is tailored to teach public audiences both about this tumultuous period of America's past and about ecological consequences human actions can have in our own day.
Venues chosen to host the exhibit (each for a six-week period) will also be given resources to present associated public programs in their communities. The details of these exciting offerings can be found here. Winners will also receive $1,200 from ALA (through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities) to help offset costs.
Public, academic, and special collection libraries are all strongly encouraged to supply - provided only that they have 300 square feet free and suitable for a traveling exhibit. To learn more about eligibility, additional benefits of participation, and how to apply, click here. All applications must be received by Monday, September 30, 2013. Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry will begin in April 2014 and end its run in March 2016.
Bibliophiles everywhere will tell you that much of their joy for reading stems from a desire to act and learn vicariously through a book's characters.
Librarians, Friends and trustees unable to attend the annual ALA Conference this month in Chicago can put that same skill to good use, thanks to wonderful wrap-up and summary materials compiled and posted by the host organization.
Click here for a description and discussion of the exciting weekend's many preconferences, exhibitions, panels, and speeches by such notables as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanual, authors Khaled Hosseini and Ann Pratchett, and ALA President Maureen Sullivan.
At final count, an impressive 26,362 registrants attended the Conference this year. Even so, that leaves thousands of library and literacy professionals (not to mention Friends) who could not be physically present this year. Feel free to share this resource widely.
ALA's next big national conference, the annual Midwinter Meeting, is slated for January 24-28, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA. The Next Annual Conference will take place June 26-July 1 in Las Vegas, NV.
Is Your FOL Looking to Start or Reboot a Library Book Club? This Webinar Is For You!
In the last twenty years, Friends of the Library everywhere have diversified their original programs and initiatives. Even so, for many, tried-and-true book clubs and book sales remain their bread and butter.
If your Friends of the Library group is looking to start or reboot a library book club, consider registering for a free, hour-long webinar on the subject hosted by Booklist (a book review journal put out by the ALA). The session is scheduled for 1:00-2:00 CST Tuesday, July 16.
The session will be led by Rebecca Vnuk, Reference and Collection Management Editor for Booklist. She will be joined by reps from HarperCollins, Random House Library Marketing, and Sourcebooks.
MALF to Designate Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home in Sauk Centre as a "Literary Landmark" - And You're Invited!
What do F. Scott Fitzgerald's St. Paul birthplace and Willa Cather's beloved Nebraska prairie home have in common with a corner tavern in New York, a cemetery in Virginia, and a courthouse in Michigan?** All are Literary Landmarks, sites with a strong historical connection to prominent American authors and recognized through a joint partnership between United for Libraries' Literary Landmarks Association and local affiliates.
This summer, the Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF), together with the Sinclair Lewis Foundation, is thrilled to be such a partner and to add the Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home in Sauk Centre, Minn., to the esteemed and growing list of Literary Landmarks.
Harry Sinclair Lewis is perhaps best known for penning the great American novels Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith, and Dodsworth, and for being the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1930).
MALF and the Sinclair Lewis Foundation will dedicate a custom-made plaque at his Boyhood Home, 810 Sinclair Lewis Ave., at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. The ceremony will be one of the lynchpin events at Sauk Centre's "Sinclair Lewis Days," an annual, week-long festival celebrating the community and its most famous native son.
A short presentation will accompany the plaque dedication. Jim Umhoefer, President of the Sinclair Lewis Foundation's board of directors, will serve as emcee. MALF president Mary Ann Bernat and Lewis author Roberta Olson will deliver short addresses, followed by a keynote from local publisher and Lewis historian Dave Simpkins.
The event is free to the public, and no advanced registration is necessary. After the program, attendees are invited to take part in a complimentary tour of the Boyhood Home (normally $5 for adults).
For more information on Sinclair Lewis and the plaque installation, visit the MALF Blog and the Sauk Centre Chamber of Commerce's Sinclair Lewis Days events calendar. For more information on the national Literary Landmarks program, including a complete list of previous designees, click here.
**You may still be asking yourself: "How is it that a tavern, a cemetery, and a courthouse are significant to the history of American literature?" New York City's Pete's Tavern was a favorite haunt of author O. Henry. Bland Cemetery in Jordan's Point, Va., is the final resting place of Revolutionary War patriot and pamphleteer Richard Bland. The Marquette County Courthouse in Michigan's Upper Peninsula was the workplace inspiration for Judge John D. Voelker's bestselling mystery and detective novels. You can read more about the nearly 150 Literary Landmarks at ala.org.
This summer, the American Library Association is holding its big Annual Conference & Exhibition right here in the Midwest! Events will be held Friday, June 28-Monday, July 1 in Chicago. If you would like to attend all or part of the weekend but haven't yet registered, note that advance registration ends on Friday, June 21 at 11:59 CST.
Book your spot now! Registration includes unlimited access to the exhibit hall and admission to top-notch panels, keynotes, and discussion forums in every library-related specialty. (Preconferences and certain ticketed events cost extra.) If you have never attended an ALA-sponsored, national-scale conference, the links below lead to information on various facets of the programming, and may help you determine if 2013 is the year you finally make the leap!
Are You the "Best Small Library in America"?
If your Friends of the Library organization submitted an entry to the 2013 Evy Nordley Award contest, it's clear that you are pleased with the work your group is doing for your library. In turn, are you equally pleased with the work your library is doing in and for the community? If the answer is a resounding YES, and you are represent a community of under 25,000 residents, consider nominating your branch or system for "Best Small Library in America"!
The annual 'Best Small Library' distinction is bestowed annually by Library Journal and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As the name suggests, its intent is to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of modestly-sized libraries. The winner will receive $20,000, a feature story in Library Journal, and a number of other perks.
Judging is based on a number of factors, including: creativity in developing and implementing replicable programming, availability of computers/Internet and tech support, sustained cooperation with other libraries, and evidence of the library's long-standing value as a community center.
Entry is free, and anyone – staff or volunteer, Friend or patron – is encouraged to submit a nomination. For more information, including eligibility requirements, comprehensive judging criteria, and step-by-step nomination instructions, visit Library Journal online. All materials must be postmarked by October 14, 2013.
Library staff, like practitioners of many other trades, rely on national and regional professional conferences to drive their dynamic field forward. These conferences serve simultaneously as think tank, exhibition, idea sharing platform, and professional development tool. In short, something you want to be a part of. The inevitable downside, of course, is that these ventures can be quite pricey with registration, hotel stay, and transportation costs factored in – to say nothing of the opportunity cost of work not getting done at the office. Each year, the American Library Association offers something by way of a middle ground: the two-day summer ALA Virtual Conference.
The ALA Virtual Conference is just what it sounds like. Registrants, from the comfort of their home or office, simply log in to enjoy a host of keynote presentations, lectures on any number of library-related topics, and interactive conversation-based Web sessions.
This year's event is slated for Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25. The cost is $70 for ALA members, and $80 for non-members. Alternatively, groups of up to 15 may register an equal number of IP addresses for the flat rate of $325 for members and $350 for non-members.
This year's theme is "Mapping Transformation: Experimentation and Innovation." Topics of particular interest to Friends of the Library will include – but are by no means limited to! – new directions for libraries vis-à-vis digital content; transformational community engagement tactics; best practices for community space utilization; "gamification" and "loud programming" in libraries; and, the popular and growing Little Free Libraries project.
Click here for more information, including a complete itinerary and list of presenters. Click here to jump straight to registration.
Big changes are on the horizon for the small town of Warren, Minnesota. This year, the Godel Memorial Public Library, a member branch of the Northwest Regional Library System, is undergoing a facelift and expansion that will nearly double the building's usable space. And that's not the only exciting development. In recent months, library lovers in the area also banded together to create their own local support group: the Friends of the Godel Memorial Library.
As any veteran Friends volunteer can tell you, building a start-up of this sort from the ground up is a time-intensive (not to mention costly) venture. At a bare minimum, it entails drafting and filing incorporation documents and soliciting members through some type of membership campaign.
One of the Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF)'s prime objectives is to aid Friends of the Library groups through this formative period, including with these daunting initial hurdles. One especially noteworthy tool, tapped recently by the Friends of the Godel Memorial Library, is the Marie Goss and Evy Nordley Grant.
Created and named in honor of MALF's co-founders, this fund helps to defray the financial expense of creating a new Friends group (or incorporating a pre-existing one). Grants of up to $1,000 are available, contingent on a given group's anticipated number of members, annual revenue, and start-up expenses.
Are you part of a nascent Friends of the Library movement, or know of someone who is? Click here to print or download the Marie Goss and Evy Nordley Grant application form.
To learn about MALF's other financial aids and awards, visit our "Grants & Awards" page.
Are you and the Friends of the Library group you work with particularly proud of a membership drive, fundraising promotion, or communications campaign pulled together in the last year?
Enter it for consideration in MALF's 2013 Evy Nordley Award for 'Best Project by Friends of the Library' cycle! Top prize is $1000 and a beautiful custom plaque. (Two runners-up will walk away with $250 and a Certificate of Recognition.) Entries are being accepted now through June 15, 2013.
Winners are announced and congratulated each year as part of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) conference held in the fall. But, notes Guerino, winners will reap dividends for a long time thereafter. "The award money helped tremendously with our operating budget," helping to ensure that program's continuance, she said.
If the last 14 years' worth of projects nominated for the Evy Nordley Award for Best Project by Friends of the Library is any indication, Friends groups in Minnesota dedicate a tremendous amount of time, labor and money to enhancing the library as a physical space. Whether it's installing new bookshelves, fundraising for new pipes or a new roof, or simply volunteering to help with routine custodial services, it is clear that Friends place a high value on the brick-and-mortar public libraries.
Can't Attend Library Legislative Day? Do So Virtually!
The big day is nearly upon us: tomorrow, March 6, is MLA/MEMO Library Legislative Day. Library staff, trustees, and supporters of all stripes will come together on the Capitol grounds in St. Paul to advocate on behalf of Minnesota's libraries and their budgets.
Unable to attend in person? You don't need to miss Legislative Day – perhaps the best opportunity all year round to voice your support at the state government level. Simply set aside a few minutes of your Wednesday to call or write an email letter to your congressperson in both the Senate and House.
It's easy. Simply type your City or ZIP Code into this government representative contact info search database hosted by the state Legislative Coordination Commission.
January is a time of new beginnings – and not just a new calendar year. For MALF, it marks the start of a new events cycle and the welcoming in of four new members to the Board of Directors. Some changes are more bittersweet, however. MALF must also bid a fond farewell to three long-serving and highly productive Board members: Margie Schuster, Jan Siffing, and Janet Urbanowicz.
The local library is among a community's most accessible, visible and, above all, versatile public resources. A glance is all it takes to recognize that the institution means different things to different people: It's a quiet place to study, an invaluable after-school children's education resource, and a place to gather with friends to discuss the newest thriller or memoir.
This being the case, perhaps it isn't surprising that your library relies on a support structure that also has many moving pieces. One, of course, is the financial assistance of its Friends of the Library support organization, but this is only a start. For the rest, the importance of public funding cannot be overstated.
MALF's raison d'etre is to support the important work of Friends of the Library groups in Minnesota. This, of course, is something of a tall order, and our continued success is predicated on the spirited involvement of library enthusiasts throughout the state.
These supporters are not just career librarians – they hail from all walks of life and bring a wealth of different experiences to their local Friends group.
MALF's own Board of Directors is no exception. To this end, we are thrilled to welcome four new members to the Board's ranks: LeAnn Dean, Nancy Guerino, Les Kraus, and Joseph Owens.
It is hard to overstate the important role of the digital sphere in modern-day librarianship. For most American libraries systems, a central and well-maintained website functions almost like a second front door. Indeed, in many, there is a small but growing minority of patrons who interact with the library almost exclusively through the Internet.
This being the case, perhaps it's not surprising that many enterprising Friends of the Library groups have followed suit, with either a full-fledged website of their own or a portal on the library's site.
What does your local library have in common with such seemingly disparate arts and cultural institutions as the Minnesota Opera, Walker Art Center, and state Historical Society? If you sat down with a pen and paper, you could probably draw up a fairly long list: funding challenges and donation solicitation strategies, attendance concerns, and an underlying mission to enhance Minnesota for Minnesotans in some meaningful way.
According to fresh data from the Pew Research Center's ongoing "Internet & American Life Project," organizations like these also share something that, at least at first blush, might be a little less obvious to employees and patrons unfamiliar with the marketing and community engagement side of their work. The vast majority rely heavily on the internet and social media to achieve their many and diverse goals. Without these channels, many goals could not be met.
On the average day, some 11,000 students, faculty, and research professionals (many from out of state) visit the library campuses of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
Each day, staff at those libraries answer upwards of 3,300 requests for information.
Last year, University Libraries lent 200,000 items to other library systems in the state of Minnesota.
In addition to that much-needed funding support, The Friends also hosts exhibits and author series that contribute to the institution's long tradition of scholarship.
Although the case of the University of Minnesota Libraries and Friends of the Library group may be in many ways unique, but we could all learn a thing or two from their example. For more information, visit their website and follow them on Facebook.
Who says Christmas need come only once a year? Last April, nearly 80,000 booklovers – many of them Library Friends – passed out upwards of 2.5 million free paperbacks to unsuspecting light and non-readers in their local communities as part of the second annual World Book Night initiative.
World Book Night 2013 is slated for Tuesday April 23, and preparations are already underway to build on last year's success. Interested in becoming part of this fledgling legacy? Read on.


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Floods of Praise For Firefighters
Tactical advisor Mac Harris with firefighters at the West Midlands showground by the River Severn in Shrewsbury, in training for the next floods disaster
A Shropshire firefighter has been praised for the key role he played as part of the UK's national resilience force battling the worst floods to hit the country for years.
Mac Harris, a firefighter for 28 years, was a top advisor to senior fire chiefs dealing with flooding which devastated towns and villages across the country last year.
The Group Support Team Watch Manager, a specialist in flood disasters for the past 11 years, has given strategic advice to gold, silver and bronze commanders in charge of alleviating flood damage to homes and businesses in Berkshire, Worcestershire, Surrey, Cumbria and Lancashire over the past three years.
"People lose everything in the floods. It is devastating for them. Cul de sacs or homes built in dips quickly fill up with water once drains are blocked by the sheer volume of water," said Mac, from Shrewsbury.
"My specialist role is to calculate how fast and how much water we can move and advise senior fire officers on the best way of getting the flood waters away from the scene as quickly as possible using the resources we have.
"We train regularly and Shropshire firefighters have gone all over the UK to join other firefighters as part of the national resilience team to deal with such emergencies."
Richard Lawrence, deputy chief fire officer for Hereford and Worcester, who is the lead officer for UK flood response, said he had "sincere gratitude" for the assistance of Watch Manager Mac Harris in his role as Sector Competent Assessor in a recent national audit to test the competency of HVP operators.
Feedback was very positive about the conduct and support of assessors in the audit, he said in a letter to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Shropshire's Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton said: " Although Shropshire is one of the smaller Fire and Rescue Services, we are always keen to play our part in keeping the UK safe when major disaster strikes.
"We are pleased and proud to send our commanders and crews to help other communities when they are most in need. It helps the communities and it helps us by making sure our specialists maintain a high level of expertise.
"It's the dedication of people like Mac, who are willing to put themselves out to stay on the top of their game, that makes all the UK Fire and Rescue Services the first class organisations they are."
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was one of the first to introduce Heavy Vehicle Pumps (HVP)20 years ago capable of pumping 7,000 litres of water every minute using three kilometre connecting hoses to transport water long distances away from a flood area.
The county's HVP appliance is based at Prees Fire Station with firefighters, many of them "on call," regularly attending training events to be ready for the next UK emergency. They are part of the largest mobilisation of the UK's fire and rescue services since the Second World War.
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Oxford will be first British city to ban all polluting vehicles
Ben Webster, Environment Editor
October 12 2017, 12:01am, The Times
Proposals will almost halve nitrogen dioxide pollution by 2020 on some of Oxford's most polluted roadsPress Association
Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from the centre of Oxford under plans to create Britain's first "zero-emission zone".
Starting from 2020 only electric vehicles will be permitted on a steadily growing number of streets in the city. The plans contrast with London, where drivers of polluting cars will still be able to enter the centre if they pay a fee.
The proposals from Oxford city council and Oxfordshire county council will almost halve nitrogen dioxide pollution by 2020 on some of the city's most polluted roads.
The authorities are the first to produce comprehensive plans for improving air quality since the government announced in July that 29 towns and cities would need to address illegal levels of pollution. All will have to produce…


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Australia Council's strategy for a culturally ambitious nation
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The Australia Council for the Arts has released a bold vision for the arts which will see artists creating more new and daring work, expanded audiences here and abroad captivated by Australian art, and greater recognition that the arts enrich everyday life.
Launching the Australia Council five-year Strategic Plan and new grants model at the Sydney Opera House, Australia Council Chair Rupert Myer AM said the plan expressed the Council's aspirations for Australia's cultural ambitions which can only be realised in partnership with artists, government, organisations and the diverse communities of our nation.
Myer explained "this plan reflects our ambition to make more visible the vitality of our arts and culture, and to recognise the evolving way that Australians make and experience art, from galleries, theatres and studios to dry river beds, beaches and virtual spaces."
Informed by sustained dialogue with the sector the Strategic Plan articulates the Australia Council's role as the national arts agency to champion and invest in Australian arts.
The Strategic Plan articulates four priority areas for the Council over the next five years:
• Australian arts are without borders
• Australia is known for its great art and artists
• The arts enrich daily life for all
• Australians cherish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultures
The goals are driven by principles of exploration, reciprocity and expansion, of excellence, diversity and experimentation, and of access, leveraging and enrichment.
Australia Council Chief Executive Tony Grybowski outlined the first of a number of initiatives which will see the goals come to fruition. As part of a new international arts strategy the Council will establish a world-wide network of arts managers and partners that can be accessed by Australian artists and organisations.
Every Australian should be able to experience the transformative power of art, no matter where they live.
The Cultural Places program will support the creation and presentation of new work, with an emphasis on community participation in regional areas.
More Australians than ever before appreciate the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture, but too few of them have the opportunity to experience them. The Significant Works initiative will support the development of multi-art form works of scale by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and organisations.
For more information on the Strategic Plan go to www.australiacouncil.gov.au
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Carlo Laurenzi (né le  à Pérouse et mort le  à Rome) est un cardinal italien du .

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Carlo Laurenzi est nommé évêque d'Amato en 1877. Il exerce des fonctions au sein de la Curie romaine, notamment auprès de la Congrégation de l'Inquisition.

Le pape Léon XIII le crée cardinal in pectore lors du consistoire du . Sa création est publiée le . Le cardinal Laurenzi est camerlingue du Sacré Collège en 1889 et préfet de la Congrégation des rites de mars à .

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Évêque catholique italien du XIXe siècle
Cardinal italien du XIXe siècle
Cardinal créé par Léon XIII
Personnalité de la curie romaine
Camerlingue du Sacré Collège
Naissance en janvier 1821
Naissance à Pérouse
Naissance dans les États pontificaux
Décès en novembre 1893
Décès à Rome
Étudiant de l'université de Pérouse
Cardinal créé in pectore
Décès à 72 ans

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Namibia is a stable mining jurisdiction that supports and recognizes the importance of mining to the country. Mining accounts for about 12.5% of GDP and provides over 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Namibia is among the world's top 10 gemstone diamond producers and the fourth-largest uranium producer in the world (2017). Other important mineral resources are zinc, copper, lead, gold, fluorspar, and salt. There is little mining activity in north-western Namibia and the discovery of an economic deposit in this region would have significant economic benefits to the local population.
The Republic of Namibia is situated in southern Africa, bounded on the north by Angola and Zambia, on the east by Botswana, on the east and south by South Africa and bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The country is quite large (about the size of the province of Ontario or the states of Texas and Louisiana combined) covering 823,145 km2 with a population of just 2.5 million people. The capital city is Windhoek (population 404,000) which is located in the central interior of the country. Namibia has enjoyed political stability since achieving independence from South Africa in 1990 and has an established presidential democratic government. The last presidential and national elections were held in 2014, with the President elected by popular vote for a term of 5 years. The Namibian dollar is at par with the South African rand.
Namibia has well developed infrastructure and communication networks, and the country is a favoured tourist destination. With its vast and varied landscapes and a richness of wildlife including many endangered species, Namibia offers a host of travel experiences from basic hiking and camping to more sophisticated and unique lodge accommodations throughout the country. Namibia was the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean.


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KJAZZ jumps in public radio ratings
Published: Sunday, December 7, 2008
Updated: Sunday, December 7, 2008
People are tuning in to find out what all the jazz is about.
Radio station KKJZ 88.1 FM, which calls Cal State Long Beach its home, has been ranked as the fifth most-listened-to public radio station in the country in 2008 by Arbitron, a media research and marketing firm.
In addition, Arbitron's data shows KKJZ is America's No.1 most listened-to public jazz station, with a weekly audience of over 455,000 listeners.
Stephanie Levine Fried, station manager and general counsel for KKJZ — often referred to as "KJAZZ" — called the results gratifying.
"We are doing very well," Fried said. "To have ranked in the top five across the whole nation against hundreds of other public radio stations is just great."
Fried said a new methodology used to rank radio stations helped boost the station's ranking.
"The new methodology uses a small sample, which allows better tracking of the audience," she said. "As a result, we have come up with a better system to determine the rankings."
KJAZZ has been broadcasting blues and jazz music from the CSULB upper campus for the last 25 years. In April 2007, CSULB contracted with Global Jazz Inc. to program and provide supporting services for KJAZZ, helping the station with some much needed fundraising.
The on-campus station has also found popularity among online listeners through its streaming option. Fried said listeners from all over the world tune into the station online at jazzandblues.org.
But because of the cost of streaming, the service is capped to 1,200 listeners at a time.
"Streaming online is very popular," Fried said. "There have been times when we are maxed out because there are so many people trying to listen to it, and we always get e-mails from listeners saying they can't get on."
CSULB journalism professor Carla Yarbrough listens to KJAZZ regularly and says an increased interest in jazz probably accounts for the ratings jump.
"I think there is resurgence in jazz music," she said. "People are starting to come back and appreciate traditional sound."
Shana Smart, a senior recreation major, is an avid fan of the station.
"They deserve to be in the top five," she said. "The music they play is great. Every morning I like to tune in to KJAZZ on my way to school."
But some students still have yet to be pulled into the genre.
"I do agree that jazz is relaxing and soothing," said Lauren Meyer, a junior communications major. "But for now, I would rather be listening to mainstream music."
KJAZZ has been on a continuous mission to reach out to younger audiences, and the recent success with the top-five rankings do not leave them with the sense of a mission accomplished.
"What we do so far we have found to be very effective," Fried said. "But that only gets us so far, so we are constantly trying to find better and new ways to attract younger audiences."
Fried employs student interns from CSULB to try to expose them and their friends on campus to the station. She also organizes free concerts in the Los Angeles and Long Beach areas.
In the future, KJAZZ management hopes to highlight connections between popular pop/rock artists to their jazz and blues influences.
"Artists like John Mayer have a blues influence to their music," she said. "If we can show students this connection, then hopefully they may be influenced to listen to the pure jazz music. This is something that I really want to try break into the younger crowd."
Top 5 stations:
KUSC
KQED- San Francisco
KPCC- Los Angeles
WAMU- DC
K-Jazz
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Decision Making: A High School Course or a Commitment to Critical Thinking?
Steven Johnson wrote a thought-provoking piece on Medium recently, "Decision-Making Should be a Required Course in Every High School." It is a compelling argument for skill building in decision-making through direct instruction of all high school students on how to think about and make consequential and complex decisions. As an educator and the Executive Director of a foundation dedicated to bringing decision making to youth education, I am delighted by his public call and hopeful it will bring much-needed attention to the topic. I also think that calling for a new course will not suffice.
But mine is not just an objection to adding something without saying what we'll take away. I wonder too about efficacy, long-term impact, and, of course, implementation at scale. The long campaign to introduce SEL (social and emotional learning) to schools has taught us several things, among them: good translational learning (applying the lessons to real life) and measures are hard, point solutions are necessary but not sufficient, and reforming the education system is long, slow, and fraught with implementation problems. But imagine how much less progress CASEL, Transforming Education and others would have made if they had narrowed their efforts to bringing an SEL class to all high school students. We'd likely have a few schools and districts that would have adopted the class, mostly in high SES (socioeconomic status) areas, but we would not have state-level policy commitments, K-12 scope and sequences, and parents and educators speaking with a new lexicon and holding a new set of expectations for all learners. The road to real reform is long and hard because it needs to be fundamental and integrated.
Yes, we should be teaching decision skills, but we need to situate them within the already existent, though nascent, commitment to educating for Critical Thinking. I am not referring here to the thin version often limited to argument, reasoning, and analysis usually offloaded to English teachers. I am referring to a rich understanding of Critical Thinking, such as that proposed by Diane Halpern in "Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking" — "thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal-directed — the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions, when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task." (p. 8).
This rich version of Critical Thinking deserves, and would be supported by, a K-12 scope and sequence, along with appropriate assessments, woven into every subject. It will require changes in both the content, the "what" that is learned, and pedagogy, the "how" of teaching. Students need direct instruction and practice with the skills of critical thinking. They need to develop the disposition for effortful thinking and learning. Teachers and curriculum developers need to direct learning activities in ways that increase the likelihood of learning transfer. And teachers need to make metacognitive monitoring explicit and overt.
Critical Thinking as a content area already includes all of the topics mentioned by Steven Johnson in his thoughtful piece: "how to build a nuanced map of a complex decision; how to design a scenario plan and a premortem; how to build a weighted values model (a kind of updated version of the classic pro-and-con list.) They'd learn the importance of sharing private information when deliberating in diverse groups and the value of measuring uncertainty. They'd learn to seek out undiscovered options and to avoid the tendency to fall back into narrow, initial assessments. They'd learn the importance of being other-minded in making a hard choice and how reading great literature can help enhance that faculty." They would also learn about cognitive biases, estimating subjective probabilities, and how to critically consume the news.
Educating for Critical Thinking is a more robust, meaningful, and practical reform than adding a single high school course in complex decision making. It is a contemporary commitment of education, promulgated as part of the 21st Century Skills model, the College & Work Readiness initiatives, and the oft-noted 4 C's (Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity). It has a substantial and growing body of research, conceptual frameworks, teaching resources, interventions, and measures. It's worth considering too that someone with strong Critical Thinking dispositions and skills would readily take up the tools of complex decision making. Whereas someone without Critical Thinking dispositions and skills would likely gain very little from a one-off high school course. If we can get both, great. But if you had to pick between (1)Everyone learns to think critically in and across the entire learning experience in the rich sense used here, and (2)Everyone gets a high school course in decision making, which one would you bet would ultimately lead to improved decision makers and better lives?
I am writing this essay in support of Steven Johnson's public call for decision making to be part of youth education, to say that we need to be more ambitious and pragmatic, and to invite the public to join us in calling for decision making to be part of youth education.
The How I Decide Foundation is committed to the mission of decision education for youth and would like to identify, coordinate, and amplify the work of anyone connected to making that happen. A decision-making course has been a strong option in our considerations, and Steven Johnson's essay is the best public argument we've seen to date for it. Examples of a current course would be very valuable to us. So too would be educators experimenting with such a course, researchers interested in evaluating interventions, and donors willing to support schools attempting it. We are also looking for examples of decision making being taught within the framework of Critical Thinking. One way you can help is to point out examples.
Please sign up for our newsletter, follow us on Twitter @HowIDecide, or email me at Joe@HowIDecide.org to share your point of view, suggestions, or news about anything good going on in the field. We strongly agree with Steven Johnson that decision making needs to be taught. We're building a movement to figure out how and to make it happen, and we could use your help.


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Linker Aristotelismus. Rez. zu:; Gerechtigkeit oder Das gute Leben.J. Schenuit & M. C. Nussbaum - 1999 - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 47 (6):1063-1068.details
J.S. Mill on Plural Voting, Competence and Participation.J. J. Miller - 2003 - History of Political Thought 24 (4):647-667.details
J.S. Mill's plural voting proposal in Considerations on Representative Government presents political theorists with a puzzle: the elitist proposal that some individuals deserve a greater voice than others seems at odds with Mill's repeated arguments for the value of full participation in government. This essay looks at Mill's arguments for plural voting, arguing that, far from being motivated solely by elitism, Mill's account is actually driven by a commitment to both competence and participation. It goes on to argue that, for (...) Mill, much of the value of political participation lies in its unique ability to educate the participants. That ability to educate is not, however, a product of participation alone; rather, for Mill, the true educative benefits of participation obtain only when competence and participation work together in the political sphere. Plural voting, then, is a mechanism for allowing Mill to take advantage of the educative benefits that arise from the intersection of competence and participation. (shrink)
Compromise: J. P. Day.J. P. Day - 1989 - Philosophy 64 (250):471-485.details
Human conflict and its resolution is obviously a subject of great practical importance. Equally obviously, it is a vast subject, ranging from total war at one end of the spectrum to negotiated settlement at its other end. The literature on the subject is correspondingly vast and, in recent times, technical, thanks to the valuable contributions made to it by game theorists, economists, and writers on industrial and international relations. In this essay, however, I shall discuss only one familiar form of (...) conflict-resolution. There is room for such a discussion, because philosophers have lately neglected compromise, despite the interest shown in it by the aforementioned experts, and despite the classic treatments of it by Halifax, Burke and Morley. Truly, '…compromise is not so widely discussed by philosophers as one might expect', and '…the idea of compromise has been largely neglected by Anglo-American jurisprudence'. (shrink)
Situated Learning in Communities of Practice. Resnick, L., Levine, J., Teasley, S., Eds.J. Lave - 1991 - In Lauren Resnick, Levine B., M. John, Stephanie Teasley & D. (eds.), Perspectives on Socially Shared Cognition. American Psychological Association.details
Aspects of Consciousness in Philosophy of Mind
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Discussion of J. Kevin O'Regan's "Why Red Doesn'T Sound Like a Bell: Understanding the Feel of Consciousness".J. Kevin O'Regan & Ned Block - 2012 - Review of Philosophy and Psychology 3 (1):89-108.details
Discussion of J. Kevin O'Regan's "Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell: Understanding the Feel of Consciousness" Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-20 DOI 10.1007/s13164-012-0090-7 Authors J. Kevin O'Regan, Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, CNRS - Université Paris Descartes, Centre Biomédical des Saints Pères, 45 rue des Sts Pères, 75270 Paris cedex 06, France Ned Block, Departments of Philosophy, Psychology and Center for Neural Science, New York University, 5 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003, USA Journal Review of Philosophy and (...) Psychology Online ISSN 1878-5166 Print ISSN 1878-5158. (shrink)
J. Wilson and B. Cowell on the Democratic Myth.J. M. Tarrant - 1984 - Journal of Philosophy of Education 18 (1):123–127.details
J. G. Fichte: Three Arguments For Idealism.J. Douglas Rabb - 1976 - Idealistic Studies 6 (2):169-177.details
John Lachs in his paper, "Fichte's Idealism," suggests that he can detect in Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre "three major lines of argument for his idealistic conclusion." Lachs examines each of these arguments in turn and concludes that the first "appears … to have no merit." The second has nothing to recommend it; and the third simply "begs the question." I wish to argue that much of Lachs' criticism simply misses its mark. First, Lachs presents each argument independently, as if it were meant (...) to stand on its own. In fact, as will become evident, Fichte regards all three as interdependent aspects of one major argument intended to demonstrate the superiority of critical idealism. Secondly, Lachs, in reconstructing two of the three arguments, ignores certain crucial passages in Fichte's works; and thus misinterprets or, at least, misrepresents Fichte's fundamental position. (shrink)
Johann Gottlieb Fichte in 19th Century Philosophy
Explanation—Opening Address: J. J. C. Smart.J. J. C. Smart - 1990 - Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 27:1-19.details
It is a pleasure for me to give this opening address to the Royal Institute of Philosophy Conference on 'Explanation' for two reasons. The first is that it is succeeded by exciting symposia and other papers concerned with various special aspects of the topic of explanation. The second is that the conference is being held in my old alma mater , the University of Glasgow, where I did my first degree. Especially due to C. A. Campbell and George Brown there (...) was in the Logic Department a big emphasis on absolute idealism, especially F. H. Bradley. My inclinations were to oppose this line of thought and to espouse the empiricism and realism of Russell, Broad and the like. Empiricism was represented in the department by D. R. Cousin, a modest man who published relatively little, but who was of quite extraordinary philosophical acumen and lucidity, and by Miss M. J. Levett, whose translation of Plato's Theaetetus formed an important part of the philosophy syllabus. (shrink)
Explanation, Miscellaneous in General Philosophy of Science
J. L. Bell, A Primer of Infinitesimal Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, Cloth £19.95. ISBN: 0 521 62401 0.J. P. Mayberry - 2000 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 51 (2):339-345.details
J. L. Austin.G. J. Warnock - 1989 - Routledge.details
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J. L. Austin in 20th Century Philosophy
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J. L. Austin.J. O. Urmson - 1965 - Journal of Philosophy 62 (19):499.details
J. L. Austin.J. O. Urmson & G. J. Warnock - 1961 - Mind 70 (278):256-257.details
Historiography and Enlightenment: A View of Their History: J. G. A. Pocock.J. G. A. Pocock - 2008 - Modern Intellectual History 5 (1):83-96.details
This essay is written on the following premises and argues for them. "Enlightenment" is a word or signifier, and not a single or unifiable phenomenon which it consistently signifies. There is no single or unifiable phenomenon describable as "the Enlightenment," but it is the definite article rather than the noun which is to be avoided. In studying the intellectual history of the late seventeenth century and the eighteenth, we encounter a variety of statements made, and assumptions proposed, to which the (...) term "Enlightenment" may usefully be applied, but the meanings of the term shift as we apply it. The things are connected, but not continuous; they cannot be reduced to a single narrative; and we find ourselves using the word "Enlightenment" in a family of ways and talking about a family of phenomena, resembling and related to one another in a variety of ways that permit of various generalizations about them. We are not, however, committed to a single root meaning of the word "Enlightenment," and we do not need to reduce the phenomena of which we treat to a single process or entity to be termed "the" Enlightenment. It is a reification that we wish to avoid, but the structure of our language is such that this is difficult, and we will find ourselves talking of "the French" or "the Scottish," "the Newtonian" or the "the Arminian" Enlightenments, and hoping that by employing qualifying adjectives we may constantly remind ourselves that the keyword "Enlightenment" is ours to use and should not master us. (shrink)
An Analysis of Knowledge and Valuation. By J. W. Robson.J. W. Robson - 1947 - Ethics 58 (2):140-143.details
J. G. Herder on Social and Political Culture.J. G. Herder & F. M. Barnard - 2010 - Cambridge University Press.details
The texts collected in this volume, which was originally published in 1969, contain Herder's most original and stimulating ideas on politics, history and language. They had for the most part not been previously available in English. In his introduction, Professor Barnard analyses the basic premises of Herder's political thought against the background of the Enlightenment. He examines Herder's concepts of language, community and culture, his theory of historical interaction, and his approach to the problem of change and progress. Finally, he (...) provides a brief comparative analysis of traditionalist thought following the French Revolution, showing how substantive writers like Burke differed from Herder despite the close similarity of political vocabulary. (shrink)
Johann Gottfried Herder in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
J.J. Winkler, F.I. Zeitlin (Edd.): Nothing to Do with Dionysos?. Athenian Drama in its Social Context. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990. [REVIEW]J. Wilkins - 1996 - The Classical Review 46 (1):56-58.details
Luck and Equality: Richard J. Arneson.Richard J. Arneson - 2001 - Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume 75 (1):73–90.details
Egalitarianism in Social and Political Philosophy
Equality in Social and Political Philosophy
Equality and Responsibility in Social and Political Philosophy
Realism V. Idealism: J. J. C. Smart.J. J. C. Smart - 1986 - Philosophy 61 (237):295-312.details
It is characteristic of realists to separate ontology from epistemology and of idealists to mix the two things up. By 'idealists' here I am mainly referring to the British neo-Hegelians but the charge of mixing up ontology and epistemology can be made against at least one 'subjective idealist', namely Bishop Berkeley, as his wellknown dictum 'esse ispercipi' testifies. The objective idealists rejected the correspondence theory of truth and on the whole accepted a coherence theory. The qualification is needed here because (...) H. H. Joachim, in The Nature of Truth, found the coherence theory unable to deal with the problem of error. (shrink)
Kant: Metaphysics and Epistemology in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Technē and Moral Expertise: J. E. Tiles.J. Tiles - 1984 - Philosophy 59 (227):49-66.details
While it is generally accepted that we need to use our intelligence in order to get what we want, it is thought to be a cardinal error to imagine that by reasoning we can discover what we ought to want. Reason can in no way constrain the choice of ends, it can only constrain the choice of means once an end has been adopted. In Plato's philosophy we find a view strongly opposed to this attitude towards reason. It is widely (...) held, however, that to arrive at a position which is plainly opposed to common sense, Plato must have grossly confused reasoning about means with reasoning about ends. Evidence of this confusion is found in Plato's use of analogies between statecraft and navigation, and between virtue and skill. But the diagnosis of confusion rests on a misunderstanding of how Plato wanted to use the word translated 'skill', i.e. ' technē ', and this misunderstanding is shared even by those who see Plato as rejecting the virtue/skill analogy. (shrink)
Primates, Hominids, and Humans—From Species Specificity to Human Uniqueness? A Response to Barbara J. King, Gregory R. Peterson, Wesley J. Wildman, and Nancy R. Howell. [REVIEW]J. Wentzel van Huyssteen - 2008 - Zygon 43 (2):505-525.details
In this response to essays by Barbara J. King, Gregory R. Peterson, Wesley J. Wildman, and Nancy R. Howell, I present arguments to counter some of the exciting and challenging questions from my colleagues. I take the opportunity to restate my argument for an interdisciplinary public theology, and by further developing the notion of transversality I argue for the specificity of the emerging theological dialogue with paleoanthropology and primatology. By arguing for a hermeneutics of the body, I respond to criticism (...) of my notion of human uniqueness and argue for strong evolutionary continuities, as well as significant discontinuities, between primates, humans, and other hominids. In addition, I answer critical questions about theological methodology and argue how the notion of human uniqueness, theologically restated as the image of God, is enriched by transversally appropriating scientific notions of species specificity and embodied personhood. (shrink)
Evolution of Phenomena in Philosophy of Biology
Primates and Religion: A Biological Anthropologist's Response to J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen's Alone in the World?Barbara J. King - 2008 - Zygon 43 (2):451-466.details
For a biological anthropologist interested in the prehistory of religion, J. Wentzel van Huyssteen's book is welcome and resonant. Van Huyssteen's central thesis is that humans' capacity for spirituality emerges from a transformation of cognition and emotions that takes place in the symbolic realm, within Homo sapiens and apart from biology. To his thesis I bring to bear three areas of response: the abundant cognitive and emotional capacities of living apes and extinct hominids; the role of symbolic ritual in the (...) evolutionary history of Homo sapiens; and the closely intertwined nature of biology and culture in the workings of evolutionary change. (shrink)
Reincarnation and Relativized Identity1: J. J. MACINTOSH.J. J. MacIntosh - 1989 - Religious Studies 25 (2):153-165.details
There are five main claims that may be made about life after death: We are reincarnated in the self-same body we had in life. We are reincarnated in another body. We are revived, or continue to live in a disembodied form.
Afterlife in Philosophy of Religion
Nature and Natural Authority in Bentham*: J. H. Burns.J. H. Burns - 1993 - Utilitas 5 (2):209-219.details
My object in this paper is to suggest a few reflections on some themes in Bentham's work which others as well as I have noted, without perhaps developing them as fully as might with advantage be done. There will be nothing like full development in the limited compass of what is said here, but what is said may at least indicate possible directions for further exploration. The greater part of the paper will be concerned with the notion of natural authority; (...) but I want to begin by taking a broader, though no doubt rather superficial, view of the role in Bentham's thinking of the concepts of 'nature' and 'the natural'. (shrink)
Consequentialism, Misc in Normative Ethics
Moral Phenomena, Misc in Normative Ethics
LUKASIEWICZ, J. -Aristotle's Syllogistic, From the Standpoint of Modern Formal Logic. [REVIEW]J. L. Austin - 1952 - Mind 61:395.details
History of Logic in Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Response to Tucker on Hiddenness: J. L. SCHELLENBERG.J. L. Schellenberg - 2008 - Religious Studies 44 (3):289-293.details
Chris Tucker's paper on the hiddenness argument seeks to turn aside a way of defending the latter which he calls the value argument. But the value argument can withstand Tucker's criticisms. In any case, an alternative argument capable of doing the same job is suggested by his own emphasis on free will.
Divine Hiddenness in Philosophy of Religion
J. VUILLEMIN: "Nécessité ou contingence, l'aporie de Diodore et les systèmes philosophiques"; Paris, Fondation Singer-Polignac et les Editions de Minuit, 1984, 446 p.J. Goffi - 1987 - Grazer Philosophische Studien 30 (1):173-178.details
God, Hume and Natural Belief: J. C. A. Gaskin.J. C. A. Gaskin - 1974 - Philosophy 49 (189):281-294.details
Hume's doctrine of natural belief allows that certain beliefs are justifiably held by all men without regard to the quality of the evidence which may be produced in their favour. Examples are belief in an external world and belief in the veracity of our senses. According to R. J. Butler, Hume argues in the Dialogues that belief in God is of this sort. More recently John Hick has argued that for some people it is as natural to believe in God (...) as to believe in an external world. I shall first inquire what Hume understands by reasonable belief and by natural belief. I shall then use the results of this investigation to argue, against Butler, that belief in God is not a natural belief; and against Hick, more briefly, that his thesis is not viable in as far as it depends upon Hume's doctrine of natural belief. These discussions are important to the philosophy of religion since by means of natural beliefs it could be urged that belief in God is something justifiable without reference to reason or evidence: a position which would be of immense value to the theist. (shrink)
Hume: Metaphysics and Epistemology in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
J OHN V. P ICKSTONE, Ways of Knowing: A New History of Science, Technology and Medicine. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2001. Pp. Xii+273. ISBN 0-226-66795-2. £14.00, $27.50. [REVIEW]J. R. R. Christie - 2005 - British Journal for the History of Science 38 (3):350-351.details
Schwindende Präsenz Im Negativen Augenblick.Jörg Schenuit - 2003 - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 51 (4):672.details
J.L. Mehta on Heidegger, Hermeneutics and Indian Tradition.William J. Jackson (ed.) - 1992 - Brill.details
In these essays, J.L. Mehta, Indian philosopher in whose life and work East and West met profoundly, reflects on the origins and potency of modern hermeneutics and phenomenology, and applies the principles of interpretation to Hindu traditions. These farseeing essays show a hopeful way for non-Western cultures to gain insight into the basic presuppositions of the Western world, and to reclaim their own origins and ways of thinking, and to participate in an emerging planetary thinking.
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Utilitarianism and Reform: Social Theory and Social Change, 1750–1800*: J. H. Burns.J. H. Burns - 1989 - Utilitas 1 (2):211-225.details
The object of this article is to examine, with the work of Jeremy Bentham as the principal example, one strand in the complex pattern of European social theory during the second half of the eighteenth century. This was of course the period not only of the American and French revolutions, but of the culmination of the movements of thought constituting what we know as the Enlightenment. Like all great historical episodes, the Enlightenment was both the fulfilment of long-established processes and (...) the inauguration of new processes of which the fulfilment lay in the future. Thus the seminal ideas of seventeenth-century rationalism realized and perhaps exhausted their potentialities in the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. The ideas with which this article is concerned, however—conveniently grouped and labelled as the ideas of utilitarianism—only began to achieve systematic development in these later decades of the eighteenth century. Within that period—during the first half and more of Bentham's long life—attempts to apply those ideas to the solution of social problems met largely with failure and frustration. Yet unrealized potentialities remained, the realization of which was reserved for a time when the world of the philosophes no longer existed. The movements for social and political reform which have played so large a part in modern history since the French Revolution may be judged in widely differing ways; but whatever the verdict, these movements surely cannot be understood without due consideration of that part of their origins which lies in eighteenth-century utilitarianism. (shrink)
Utilitarianism in Normative Ethics
Martin J.S. Rudwick. The Great Devonian Controversy: The Shaping of Scientific Knowledge Among Gentlemanly Specialists. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Pp. Xxxiii + 494. ISBN 0-226-73101-4. £36.75. [REVIEW]J. Morrell - 1987 - British Journal for the History of Science 20 (1):88-89.details
Beyond the Gap: An Introduction to Naturalizing Phenomenology in Petitot J., Varela JF, Pachoud B., Roy JM.J. Petitot - 1999 - In Jean Petitot, Franscisco J. Varela, Barnard Pacoud & Jean-Michel Roy (eds.), Naturalizing Phenomenology. Stanford University Press.details
Phenomenology and Consciousness in Philosophy of Cognitive Science
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J.A. Hobson: A Reader.J. A. Hobson - 1988 - Allen & Unwin.details
Issues in the Philosophy of Economics in Philosophy of Social Science
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Voluntarism and the Origins of Utilitarianism: J. B. Schneewind.J. B. Schneewind - 1995 - Utilitas 7 (1):87-96.details
In the paper I offer a brief sketch of one of the sources of utilitarianism. Our biological ancestry is a matter of fact that is not altered by the way we describe ourselves. With philosophical theories it is otherwise. Utilitarianism can be described in ways that make it look as if it is as old as moral philosophy – as J. S. Mill thought it was. For my historical purposes, it is more useful to have an account that brings out (...) what is specific about Benthamism and its descendants. Let us try to make do with the following. First, utilitarianism asserts that the fundamental requirement of morality is that we are to maximize good, for everyone and not just for the agent. This basic principle presupposes that it makes sense to think of aggregating goods to make a total, and of comparing amounts of good thus aggregated. Second, the good to be brought about is located in feelings of pleasure, and the evil to be avoided in feelings of pain. These feelings have inherent value or disvalue regardless of how they are caused to exist and regardless of their own consequences. Third, all moral principles can be derived from the requirement that good be maximized. The principles involved in evaluating agents as well as in giving moral direction to action are nothing but applications of the basic principle. (shrink)
J. L. Austin.David Holdcroft & G. J. Warnock - 1990 - Philosophical Quarterly 40 (161):522.details
C. A. J. COADY, "Testimony: A Philosophical Study".J. L. Gorman & C. A. J. Coady - 1994 - History and Theory 33 (2):230.details
Human Agency: Language, Duty, and Value : Philosophical Essays in Honor of J.O. Urmson.J. Dancy, J. M. E. Moravcsik & C. C. W. Taylor (eds.) - 1988 - Stanford University Press.details
Language, Duty, and Value Jonathan Dancy, J. M. E. Moravcsik James Opie Urmson, Edited by Jonathan Dancy, J. M. E. Moravcsik, and C. C. W. Taylor. reasons in general. This is freedom in the sense of acting on reasons, yet not those ...
J. Monod, S, Spiegelman and Enzymatic Adaptation. Research Programs, Local Cultures, and Disciplinary Traditions.J. P. Gaudillière - 1992 - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 14 (1):23.details
Ethics and Science: J. J. C. Smart.J. J. C. Smart - 1981 - Philosophy 56 (218):449-465.details
It has frequently been lamented that while the human species has made immense progress in science it is nevertheless ethically backward. This ethical backwardness is all the more dangerous because the advanced state of scientific knowledge has made available a technology with which we are able to destroy ourselves—indeed a technology which may have got so much out of hand that we may not even have the capacity to prevent it from destroying us.
Some Remarks on Three-Valued Logic of J. Łukasiewicz.J. Słupecki, G. Bryll & T. Prucnal - 1967 - Studia Logica 21 (1):45 - 70.details
Many-Valued Logic in Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Nonclassical Logics in Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Against Equality Again: J. R. Lucas.J. R. Lucas - 1977 - Philosophy 52 (201):255-280.details
Equality in the present age has become an idol, in much the same way as property was in the age of Locke. Many people worship it, and think that it provides the key to the proper understanding of politics, and that on it alone can a genuinely just society be reconstructed. This is a mistake. Although, like property, it is a useful concept, and although, like property, there are occasions when we want to have it in practice, it is not (...) a fundamental concept any more than property is, nor can having it vouchsafe to us the good life. In an earlier paper I argued against equality by showing that the concept of equality was confused and that many of the arguments i egalitarians adduced were either invalid or else supported conclusions I which were not really egalitarian at all. Many egalitarians, however, have complained that my arguments were not fair, because I had failed to elucidate the concept adequately, or because the position I attacked was not one that any egalitarian really wished to maintain, or because I had overlooked other arguments which were effective in establishing egalitarian conclusions, or because the positive counter-arguments of my own I put forward more as a matter of taste than of serious political commitment. In this paper, therefore, I want to elucidate the concept more fully, concede what I should to my critics, point out that, even so, their conclusions do not follow, and give further reasons not only for supposing that egalitarian arguments are invalid but for discerning positive merits in some forms of inequality. (shrink)
Philosophical Papers. Edited by J.O. Urmson and G.J. Warnock. --.J. L. Austin - 1970 - Oxford University Press.details
20th Century Analytic Philosophy in 20th Century Philosophy
Willing the Law J. David Velleman.J. David Velleman - 2004 - In Peter Baumann & Monika Betzler (eds.), Practical Conflicts: New Philosophical Essays. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 27.details
Postmodern Kataphaticism: A Constructive Proposal.J. Aaron Simmons - 2012 - Analecta Hermeneutica 4.details
F.J.J. Buytendijk's Concept of an Anthropological Physiology.Wim J. M. Dekkers - 1995 - Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 16 (1).details
In his concept of an anthropological physiology, F.J.J. Buytendijk has tried to lay down the theoretical and scientific foundations for an anthropologically-oriented medicine. The aim of anthropological physiology is to demonstrate, empirically, what being specifically human is in the most elementary physiological functions. This article contains a sketch of Buytendijk''s life and work, an overview of his philosophical-anthropological presuppositions, an outline of his idea of an anthropological physiology and medicine, and a discussion of some episternological and methodological problems. It is (...) demonstrated that Buytendijk''s design of an anthropological physiology is fragmentary and programmatic and that his methodology offers few points of contact for specific anthropological experimental research.Notwithstanding, it is argued that Buytendijk''s description of the subjective, animated body forms a pre-eminent point of reference for all research in physiology and psychology in which the specific human aspect is not ignored beforehand. (shrink)
How to Be an Atheist and a Sceptic Too: Response to McCreary: J. L. SCHELLENBERG.J. L. Schellenberg - 2010 - Religious Studies 46 (2):227-232.details
Mark McCreary has argued that I cannot consistently advance both the hiddenness argument and certain arguments for religious scepticism found in my book The Wisdom to Doubt . This reaction was expected, and in WD I explained its shortsightedness in that context. First, I noted how in Part III of WD , where theism is addressed, my principal aim is not to prove atheism but to show theists that they are not immune from the scepticism defended in Parts I and (...) II. To the success of this aim, McCreary's arguments are not so much as relevant, for a thoroughgoing scepticism embracing even the hiddenness argument is quite compatible with its success. But I also explained how someone convinced that the hiddenness argument does prove atheism escapes the grip of religious scepticism because of that argument's reliance on apparent conceptual truths. McCreary's critique obscures this point but does not defuse it. (shrink)
Euripides' Electra. By J. D. Denniston. Pp. Xliv + 225. Oxford University Press, 1939. 7s. 6d.E. D. Phillips & J. D. Denniston - 1939 - Journal of Hellenic Studies 59 (2):307-308.details
Seneca in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
J. S. Mill.R. J. Halliday - 1976 - Philosophical Quarterly 26 (103):193-194.details