In order to resist the monopolization of individualism and statism in our time, we must recover an older, better definition of liberty itself, and thus relearn the ancient virtue of self-government. More
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31 Jan 2014
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20 Dec 2013
The problem with the dead and damaged bodies scattered across Thomas Hirschhorn's work is not that they offend the effete sensibilities of Western viewers by presenting too much, but that they communicate nothing. They are what St. Augustine called "inanibus phantasmibus": hollow images that can neither mediate real contact nor point beyond themselves. They can only fascinate or horrify. At best, they can stimulate feelings of vague compassion or shallow distress - feelings that are at the mercy of the flickering moral conscience of the West. More
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6 Jan 2014
News Online 31 Jan 2014
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RN Religion Ethics Report 22 Jan 2014
Where do you begin with Michael Sandel? TheFinancial TimesandThe Guardian have used the term 'moral rock star' to describe him. In So… More
RN Religion Ethics Report 8 Jan 2014
Muslims in Europe now number 44 million. In 20 years, close to 10 per cent of the population will follow Islam. Muslims have joined t… More
Big Idea 22 Jan 2014
In 1979 the noted British scientist James Lovelock publishes Gaia: a new look at life on earth suggesting that the planet is a living… More
Counterpoint 27 Jan 2014
Dissent is being turned into a mental illness. Literally. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the… More
Philosophers Zone 26 Jan 2014
Oxford ethicist Brian Earp sees a not-too-distant future where love potions are the norm: a pill to stay in love, and one to move on.… More
Encounter 25 Jan 2014
With a national election coming up within the next twelve months, India risks an intensification of communal tensions. Encounter surv… More
7.30 30 Jan 2014
The Federal Government has announced a review of ABC and SBS efficiency but the Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull assures that it doesn't expect the broadcasters to be nationalistic. More
7.30 30 Jan 2014
The Federal Government has announced a review of ABC and SBS efficiency but the Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull assures that it doesn't expect the broadcasters to be nationalistic. More
News Online 30 Jan 2014
Barack Obama's State of the Union address needed to re-energise the Democrat base for crucial elections. More
7.30 27 Jan 2014
The shooting of an anti-government protest leader in Bangkok takes the death toll to 10 in three weeks of demonstrations and has heightened tensions in the country. More
