Tasmanian Times
Philosophy
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1.0KHas Politics Failed Us?
My name is Lindsay Tuffin. I am the founder and editor of oldtt.pixelkey.biz – with the indispensible help and wisdom of James...
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Harvard’s Kindness Pledge
This year Harvard freshmen started what administrators hope will be a new tradition: they signed a pledge promising to uphold values tied...
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From Fracking to Free, Not Fair Trade, it’s about Corporation Power
Readers who watch Dateline on SBS TV will probably have seen the Sunday 18th September program which reported on the struggle against...
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Wealth creation: Surface appearance and reality
“…therefore as labour is a creator of use-value, is useful labour, it is a necessary condition, independent of all forms of society,...
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In Australia the people are sovereign
The title of this paper is a recent statement of political principle by Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition; it offers...
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Walking in the footsteps of Archbishop Romero
It’s dark now, as I begin chatting to David outside his home in Los Marranitos, a rural village in the Department of...
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The Silver Bullet Men
This is a story about men and their dreams – alchemist dreams. Part science, part magic, part religion. Seriously, it’s about our...
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Big Bang
A group of artists that I once knew asked a celebrated art critic, ‘How do you become famous?’ His answer was quite...
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Gay marriage and a Dissenting Christian
The debate draws forward: Should the institution of marriage be available for couples of the same sex? Federal parliament will soon make...
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The Denison Debate – Another Night at the Burbury
Monday evening found us braving the chill of Hobart’s early winter to venture out and partake of The Denison Debate – ‘A...
