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5 days ago · At the most, one might say that dark comedy, as a genre, betrays a slight tendency to political conservatism. Michael Oakeshott’s reflection that the conservative writer “prefers present laughter to utopian bliss” aptly describes the orientation of dark-comic writers from Swift to Austen to Gogol to Waugh.
2 days ago · Updated. Oct 02, 2024, 11:47 AM. SINGAPORE - Nearly half of Singaporean youth between the ages of 15 and 21 have “problematic smartphone use”, according to new research, which also suggests that...
6 days ago · Luxury penthouse apartments; designer clothes; VIP seats in football stadiums – evidently he’s been living quite the high life. Isabel Oakeshott.
3 days ago · Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. [2]
3 days ago · We sat down with Michael Tay, group managing director of The Hour Glass, who explained his vision for IAMWATCH. He also shared his insights on why independent and artisanal...
3 days ago · Total ankle total talus replacement (TATTR) is gaining popularity in the foot and ankle surgery world in patients with end-stage ankle arthritis with concomitant pathology to the talus. However, this is a relatively new procedure with no long-term data published to date [3]. Performing a TATTR will typically require the foot and ankle surgeon ...
4 days ago · This completely revised and up-to-date Second edition covers the most urgent social issues facing the UK today, including an analysis of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Covid-19 health crisis, and the new 'gig' economy. #HappyReading
3 days ago · Michael Oakeshott. from $98.00. Thinking Clearly About Death, 2nd Ed. (Hackett Publishing) Jay F. Rosenberg. from $9.59. Freedom within Reason. Susan R. Wolf. ... Michael Allingham. from $11.59. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: and selections from a treatise of human nature. David Hume. from $6.89.
1 day ago · Philosophy involves a methodical assessment of any and all aspects of human existence and experience. The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these. As with philosophy, the study of religion underscores how humankind has long speculated about its origins.
3 days ago · Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
