Word: abstraction
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...Yorker article discusses the century-old Poincaré conjecture, which states that all closed three-dimensional abstract topological spaces with no holes are spheres. This has been proven for two dimensions, and for the fourth, fifth, and higher dimensions. But the proof for the third dimension has continued to elude mathematicians...
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...you’re up for a bit of a challenge, you might want to look at A-72, “The Enlightenment Invention of the Modern Self,” taught by superstar crowd-pleaser Leo Damrosch. As the name implies, the material is rather abstract: you’ll look at different ways Enlightenment writers conceived of and depicted the “self.” Damrosch is dynamite as always—you’ll learn a lot in this course—but the grading is pretty harsh and the concepts tackled...
...abstract as it may sound, Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Republic need the Twelfth Imam. Iran's system of absolute rule by the clergy is vested in the Mahdi's disappearance, for in his absence the ayatullahs function as his deputies on earth. The legitimacy of the Islamic system and the credibility of the establishment clergy are founded on the Twelfth Imam. Which is why the President mentions him at every opportunity, why the Jamkaran pilgrimage site is becoming a small city. And of course, why his birthday is celebrated with unparalleled passion, at high volume...
...wrote in the letter, Harvard should refuse contributions from donors who have earned their money immorally, “but on the whole, I would be inclined to accept such donations on the ground that the tangible benefits of using the money...should overcome the more abstract, symbolic considerations that might lead us to turn down such benefactions.” “I am not yet persuaded that Harvard should have an obligation to investigate each donor and impose detailed moral standards” prior to accepting donations, he wrote then. Epstein, whose defense attorneys include Alan...