Shows tagged with : Democracy

  • June 24 : Corporations and the Future of Democracy
    The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the...
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  • April 29 : Democracy and the Press
    Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political debate and expose the actions of the...
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  • January 15 : Is Democracy a Universal Value?
    Americans value democracy, and expect others to value it. But is it a universal value? Does God, or rationality, or something very basic about human...
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  • January 08 : The Examined Year - 2011
    A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on significant moments of the past twelve months.  But what ideas and events that took shape over...
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  • November 21 : Civil Disobedience
    Thoreau, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King all engaged in civil disobedience, and are widely admired for doing so.  But how can democratic society...
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  • May 13 : Science, Ethics, and Censorship
    Science is, on the one hand, a huge enterprise funded to a great extent by the government and by industry.  On the other hand, science is...
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  • April 29 : Ethics in Journalism
    Freedom of speech tells us the government shouldn't restrict the journalist.  But should anything restrict the journalist?  Should the duty...
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  • April 18 : Religion and the Secular State
    Can committed believers and committed non-believers share a common political life in the context of a secular state?  Committed believers...
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  • November 08 : Is This Any Way to Run a Democracy?
    America prides itself on being the oldest continuous democracy in the world. But criticisms of the America system are widespread.  Our...
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  • March 08 : Religion and the Secular State
    Can committed believers and committed non-believers share a common political life in the context of a secular state?  Committed believers...
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  • May 19 : Faith, Reason, and the Art of Living
    It sounds plausible to require that all our beliefs be based on evidence and sound reasoning. Yet some people's most cherished beliefs, like their...
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  • May 26 : Summer Reading List 2013
    Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Heidegger's Being and Time may be a bit much to take on vacation, but there are lots of...
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    The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on the air of a moral panic and support taking on the air of a...
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    The world disclosed by the physical sciences can seem depressing. Modern physics, for example, has undermined the religious idea that the universe...
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  • June 16 : Educaton and the Culture Wars
    In contemporary democracies, the state is responsible  for providing children with an education. But parents surely have both the right and...
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  • June 23 : Nations and Borders
    One’s country of birth has a profound effect on life prospects. It's often best to go elsewhere. But moving is not always so easy. Borders and...
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