Thoughts on stuff and nonsense
Wittgenstein's Tractatus - The Wittgenstein Reader. Second Edition
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A shot of joy first, only then read on
A Brief History of Happiness. First Edition
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Dig deep for the nuggets to spark the gold rush
Mind. First Edition - Ethics. First Edition - Epistemology. First Edition - Language. First Edition - Logic. First Edition
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Dinner-party guests trapped in the matrix
Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures - Film as Philosophy
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Overwhelmed by romance, and lost for words
Chaucer - Literary Theory and Criticism - Romanticism
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Fright might
Horror Fiction
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Worlds and words of the subalterns
The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. Second Edition - Postcolonialisms
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The upstart crow still soars
A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume One - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Two - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Three - A Companion to Shakespeare's Works Volume Four
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Benefits of pay offer don't add up 1
In a week when the employers have been accused of conveying "exactly the opposite of the truth" by the chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee and the media have urged them to offer...
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Benefits of pay offer don't add up 2
The claim by Matt Grainger of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association that the pay offer would cost 80 per cent of fees plus the increase in funding council grants is absurd (Letters,...
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Benefits of pay offer don't add up 3
There is currently chaos on university campuses. The dispute is causing deep divisions and anger. One way to break the deadlock is for vice-chancellors to hand back the large increases they have had...
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Benefits of pay offer don't add up 4
I was saddened to see the bile of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association being turned on Chaminda Jayanetti for his support for lecturers' action (Opinion, May 12) in Matt Grainger's...
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What are you worth? 1
According to Peter Smith in "Top cop gets 20K more than professor" (May 12), Lecturer A in the table is "broadly similar to a teacher of five years' experience" and Lecturer B is equivalent to a...
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What are you worth? 2
As a former secondary school headteacher, I am amused by William Gramm's view that a professor lacks both the experience and the stamina to cope with a head's workload (Letters, May 19). My CV...
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What are you worth? 3
As a research professor I do little teaching. This semester I should mark 11 masters assignments to be submitted on July 7. If I refuse, in line with the strike action, 30 per cent of my pay will be...