When Chomsky wept Forty-two years ago I had an unusual experience. I became friendly with a guy named Noam Chomsky. I came to know him as a human being before becoming fully aware of his fame and the impact of his work. I have often thought of this experience since — both because of the insights it gave me into him and, more important, the deep trouble in which our nation and world find themselves today. Our friendship was forged over concern for some of these “unpeople” when he visited Laos in February 1970. I had learned of countless grandmothers burned alive by napalm, countless children buried alive by 500-pound bombs, parents shredded by anti-personnel bombs. I had grown up believing in American values but this bombing of innocent civilians violated every one of them. Without any conscious decision on my part, I immediately found myself committing to do whatever I could to try and stop this unimaginable horror. On a personal level I took an immediate liking to Noam. He just looked at me.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin -- Toward a Science Charged with Faith Toward a Science Charged with Faith Chapter 5 of God and Science by Charles P. Henderson Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) stands among the very few leaders of thought in this century to integrate pure scientific research with a religious vocation. Teilhard was seen by the Vatican as a threat to the integrity of the faith. At the same time he also suggested a program for the reconstruction of science. It is perhaps not surprising that a leading advocate of Darwinism, Stephen Jay Gould, has gone to work on Teilhard. Partly as a result of these defensive and dogmatic reactions to Teilhard, he is today tragically underestimated in both the religious and scientific communities. Can science and religion be successfully remarried? Needless to say writing like this did not reassure the religious authorities in Rome, for Teilhard affirmed the material world as a source of mystical illumination. Meanwhile Giuseppe Sarto was elevated to the papacy as Pius X.
Tom Robbins Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Robbins. Tom Robbins Tom Robbins à une lecture de Wild Ducks Flying en 2005 Œuvres principales Thomas Eugene Robbins, né le 22 juillet 1936 à Blowing Rock en Caroline du Nord, est un écrivain américain. Analyse de l'œuvre[modifier | modifier le code] Les livres de Tom Robbins, complexes, étranges, souvent remplis de commentaires à caractère social et de détails obscurs mais bien documentés, ont connu un grand succès auprès du public et ont été traduits en plusieurs langues. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, il déménage sur la côte ouest, où il devient journaliste pour le Seattle Times. Œuvres[modifier | modifier le code] Romans[modifier | modifier le code] Une bien étrange attraction, Gallmeister, coll. « Americana », 2010 ((en) Another Roadside Attraction, 1971), trad. Autres[modifier | modifier le code] Notes et références[modifier | modifier le code] Liens externes[modifier | modifier le code]
5000 films tombés dans le domaine public à télécharger gratuitement Dès qu’une œuvre tombe dans le domaine public, elle peut être « uploadée » sur le site archive.org. La liste ne peut donc que s’agrandir. Pour les cinéphiles, c’est une véritable caverne d’Ali Baba. On peut déjà y trouver près de 5000 long-métrages, regardables en streaming, mais également disponibles en téléchargement (très souvent de haute qualité). Films noirs, films d’horreur, cinéma Bis, screwball comedy, le choix est vaste. Voici ma petite liste maison de 13 films : Freaks : La Monstrueuse Parade (Titre original : Freaks) est un film culte américain réalisé par Tod Browning, sorti en 1932. Metropolis : film expressionniste de science-fiction allemand produit pendant la courte période de la République de Weimar. The 39 Steps : A 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The Phantom of the Opera : A 1925 film adaptation of the novel by Gaston Leroux, this silent film version stars the infamous Lon Chaney as the Phantom.
Chomsky (May, 2013) Syria, Hezbollah, Revolution, Ireland, Austerity, Climate Change, etc A Good CEO For A Change In a world filled with headlines about CEO's and executives running their companies to the ground, and holding lavish parties and getaways on taxpayer funded bailouts, here is a refreshingly touching story of one very different individual. Leonard Abess Jr., CEO of City National Bank in Florida, sold 83% of his stake in the bank to a Spanish company, and then used the proceeds to reward his very own employees. At a time when bankers are being pilloried on Capitol Hill as heartless and greedy, Leonard Abess Jr. stands apart.After selling his bank for a fortune last fall, he quietly handed out $60 million in bonuses from his own pocket — and not just to top executives. Link From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid. In a world filled with headlines about CEO's and executives running their companies to the ground, and holding lavish parties and getaways on taxpayer funded bailouts, here is a refreshingly touching story of one very different individual. Link
Workaway.info the site for free work exchange. Gap year volunteer for food and accommodation whilst travelling abroad. Bajo Perspectiva 1 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin "All around us, to right and left, in front and behind, above and below, we have only to go a little beyond the frontier of sensible appearances in order to see the divine welling up and showing through. But it is not only close to us, in front of us, that the divine presence has revealed itself. It has sprung up universally, and we find ourselves so surrounded and transfixed by it, that there is no room left to fall down and adore it, even within ourselves. By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and moulds us. About Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit priest, paleontologist and philosopher, was described by Aldous Huxley as "a very remarkable human being." De Chardin distinguished betwen two fundamental spheres of life: the noosphere and the biosphere. Teilhard de Chardin Quotes: "Psychogenesis has led to man. Links: Recommended Reading: Copyright 1999, Brent Dean Robbins