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| The high horse of free will |
| Perhaps moral philosophy is the most perilous of all philosophies |
| Three-quarters of a century ago, Bertrand Russell wrote a piece of polemics, with the title, “Why I Am An Atheist?” or some such. If memory serves right, Russell’s argument denying the existence of god went somewhat as follows. God is supposed to be ... |
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| Perfect timing |
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Sir — There are very few examples of perfect farewells in the game of cricket. However, when the fo ... |
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| Loose talk |
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Sir — The recent bloodbath at the stock market only shows that the left cannot be trusted (“22 minu ... |
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| NOT CREDIBLE |
| The common minimum programme is a political document rather than an economic one. Generating consensus on the CMP is perceive...| Read.. |
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| TOGETHER AT LAST |
| Karnataka now has a government, and
two unusually restive partners may make the state’s first coalition government
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| Nuclear with a cause |
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Lovelock is an independent scientist who grew wealthy by inventing equipment to measure the presence of chlorofluorocarbons, ... | Read.. |
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| Of discipline and punishment |
| Article 97: Prisoners of war shall
not in any case be transferred to penitentiary establishments (prisons, penitentiaries,
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| Precariously perched |
| Stability of a government does not only mean survival. Yet governments, especially coalition governments, need to survive before they can stabilize.... |
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I remember, I remember,/ The fir trees dark and high;/ I used to think their slender tops/ Were close against the sky:/ It was childish ignorance, But now ’tis little joy/ To know I’m farther off from heav’n/ Than when I was a boy. — THOMAS HOOD
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