Theology turns the other cheek
Chris Lote's letter displays the kind of bad logic, simplistic theory and incipient racism that I find extraordinary in a high-level academic. His assertion that the principal reason for religion is...
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Thames teaching
As elected members of the academic board of Thames Valley University, representing academic staff, we would like to point out that if the views of teaching staff had been listened to earlier, the...
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Thames teaching
On Mike Fitzgerald's resignation, I am concerned that a myth is being created of someone who was a visionary but could not deliver. This is not the Mike Fitzgerald I have known and respected for more...
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When artists lose the plot
Art schools are turning out romantic narcissists, ignorant of the real world, argues Paul Bonaventura. There is, I believe, a fundamental problem with today's visual arts. Put simply, the larger...
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Why I... I believe the Lords were right to deny former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet legal immunity
Michael Byers, Fellow in international law, Oxford University, Legal adviser to the Chilean victims of Augusto Pinochet I was approached last month by a group of Chilean victims and organisations...
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The force of Freud
Is psychoanalysis finished? No, says Anthony Elliott No modern thinker has affected our views on identity and sexuality as forcefully as Sigmund Freud. Yet, according to some critics, especially in...
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Formulas for riches and fame
How can chemists turn base elements into gold? Well, they could emulate Peter Atkins and start writing phenomenally successful textbooks. Kam Patel reports. A few weeks ago, at his Royal Institution...
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In defence of the textbook
The writing of textbooks needs to be encouraged, argues Steven Kennedy Thomas Kuhn in his classic 1962 text, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions , highlighted the role of textbooks in sustaining...
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Students are textual creatures
Books are the basic tool of education, and in buying them students seek value for money, says John Davies. My ideal book would be not too heavy, have a nice cover, a clear contents page with chapters...
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Supertext:The textbook that changed my life
It is perhaps an indication of what a sad, empty life I have led that I have in my time memorised, word for word, two textbooks. The first was a history textbook that I used at school, the title, and...
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Textbook guide
Welcome to the first THES Textbook Guide . The provision of materials for teaching and learning is a subject of great debate in higher education. This new guide will be exclusively devoted to...
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Beyond the looking glass
On Reflection
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Credit, shared human right
Banker to the Poor
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Integers, not eggs for breakfast
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
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Rulers of a nation in decline
The Tories - An Appetite for Power