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“I'm really interested in culture because it is such a powerful human force, particularly in America where we think it's all about the individual.”

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Alison Hawthorne Deming

Alison Hawthorne Deming is an accomplished American poet, born in 1946. Her poetry is characterized by its focus on natural themes and local history, and has garnered widespread acclaim from readers. more

“Few if any political philosophers have had the courage of tackling the Cold War. Even the best of them have kept silent or have stated some bromides glossing over the serious shortcomings of "our" side, such as racism, social injustice, extreme income disparities, the exploitation of the Third World, and environmental degradation.”

“I'm extremely interested in science as the mythos within which I live. Science tells me what kind of animal I am, what kind of a universe I live in. It's always deepening my understanding of the natural world.”

World Kind Universe Understanding Natural Animal Natural World

Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming

“The fact is that all the important political philosophers and scientists from the great Aristotle on, with the exception of those of the French Enlightenment and Mill, have sided with the powers that be.”

Important Facts Political Enlightenment Scientist Philosopher Exception Mills

Author:Mario Bunge

“I pity the babies whose mothers are busy texting trivialities instead of playing with their children; I pity the children who are tethered to their cell phones instead of playing ball; I pity the adolescents who are wasting their best years holding one of those artefacts instead of the hand of another young person.”

Years Children Persons Hands Young Mother Baby Balls Busy Phones Pity Cells Holding On Cell Phone Texting Best Year Triviality Artefacts

Author:Mario Bunge

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