A Philosophy of Pain
This book is about pain, but in a very broad sense indeed. Almost any unwelcome psychic disturbance comes under the heading of pain for Arne Johan Vetlesen. This has its good side, for it means that...
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The Canon. On Photography by Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was a controversial figure. Her writing, activism and strong, frequently unpopular but influential opinions earned her a prominent and unique place in American intellectual circles,...
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Objectors to impact are not few, but many
David Delpy, chief executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, argues that there is "a risk that those outside the academy would believe that all academics (are) opposed to...
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Creative ways out of slump
If the gross domestic product figures due next week show no sign of recovery, it will be the first time the UK has had six successive quarters without growth.This leaves me wondering why the UK needs...
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Teaching needs support, too
Mary Malcolm's opinion piece "Nurturing critical minds" (15 October) made me laugh aloud. Just one sentence of her article focused on the workers meant to deliver her vague aims - "Of course, this...
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Beyond the practical
In illustrating courses that have "an obvious pay-off in employment terms" and thus merit support, Alan Ryan ("Practical implications", 8 October) instances a six-month paralegal training course. He...
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Final preparations
Having watched BBC Four's The Art of Dying, in which Dan Cruickshank worked at encountering his own mortality, Gary Day asks "what is there to say except that we are all going to kick the bucket?" ("...
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Where hardship abounds
The anguished response of the president of the National Union of Students to my article on student finances ("The life of Riley? Hardly", 15 October) leads me to recall the words of Mandy Rice-Davies...
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Art and suffering
What A.C. Grayling says about the concept of "art" ("Art: whether you love it or hate it, the purpose is to elicit a response", 8 October) cannot be an adequate definition of this concept unless he...
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Historians, take a lesson 1
Your historians ("Past mistakes", 15 October) seem to be as guilty as the politicians they criticise. Historians have been criticising the misuse of history by policymakers for centuries. Politicians...
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Historians, take a lesson 2
The greatest number of people studying history in Britain are aged between five and 14. If research historians and policymakers wish to be more "directly useful", they might consider giving more than...
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Doctoring the system
Improving the structures that support doctoral students can turn around completion rates. Tara Brabazon sets out a ten-point plan for institutions
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Chips and dips
Silicon Valley, a unique educational, research and industrial ecosystem, is feeling the recession. John Gilbey asks if its success can continue without sacrificing social commitments
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The war within
James T. Crouse finds himself in emotional conflict at Gettysburg, experiencing sadness at the loss suffered by the South, but relief that the outcome was the beginning of an end to slavery
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A place to call home
Graduate schools are taking root in the UK to keep doctoral students engaged and on track. Hannah Fearn reports