Tasmanian Times
Philosophy
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8851Is a plebiscite more democratic?
Much of the discussion arising from Malcolm Turnbull’s emergence as party leader is about his ability to influence Liberal policy without a...
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A Response: The Fight about Western Might being Right
(IMAGE: U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley, Flickr) A response to The Fight about Western Might being Right At...
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Starlight … sense of safety and sense of Place
*Pic: WikiCommons, Pinnacles Night Sky – Flickr – Joe Parks: Image from here There is an emerging worldwide awareness of how an...
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Hobart woman Emma Grace Parkinson injured in Paris
HOBART woman Emma Grace Parkinson has been shot in the Paris attacks, authorities say. Her family says the 19-year-old was shot at...
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The Price of God at Coronation Hill
When I worked at the Resource Assessment Commission in the early 1990s we were asked to conduct a contingent valuation study of...
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Political Correctness: Its Origins and the Backlash Against It
Please note: This article contains language some might find offensive. Mexican immigrants are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” In response...
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Thinking … Positively …
*Pic: How to manage the relationship between negative and positive emotions (Hobvias Sudoneighm, Flcikr, CC by, 2.0) There is a fundamental asymmetry...
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The lure of the dead-end
Fundamentalism – Power, politics and persuasion How do oppressive ideologies take hold despite the devastation they cause? Dinyar Godrej looks behind the...
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Gillian Triggs has the right to criticise politicians’ use of power, says Labor
Human rights commissioner can target politicians for over-reaching ministerial power, Chris Bowen says, but MPs don’t have to agree with her Gillian...
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Drug Running, Executions and The Whole Damned Thing
*Pic: Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Allah by Adam Kliczek, http://zatrzymujeczas.pl (CC-BY-SA-3.0) Over the last few months, we have witnessed an almost unprecedented campaign...
