Word: esotericism
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The End of Nature is at its best when McKibben explains the consequences of his "end of nature." Although not a scientist, he writes clearly and perceptively about several reasonably esoteric subjects--from genetic engineering to the recently-discovered hole in the Antarctic ozone layer. Although his explanations of global...
Such warnings are particularly worrisome at a time when mechanical failures appear to have replaced the threat of terrorism as the leading concern of air travelers. A recent spate of engine explosions, stress cracks and other in- flight mishaps has made passengers keenly aware of once esoteric matters such as...
In the strategically vital field of computers, no European firm is capable of competing with America's IBM or Japan's Fujitsu. "We know very well that European companies still are a long way away from having the critical mass necessary to stand up to the competition," concedes Gianni Agnelli...
As the deadline for submitting theses approaches, most seniors are putting in multiple all-nighters grappling with esoteric historical, scientific or literary questions. But a few of this year's thesis-writers will spend the next several weeks thinking about Disneyland and gardening.
The scholar says that he became interested in his esoteric field when he began teaching at Oxford in 1948. According to Leyser, someone suggested to him that medieval Germany was an interesting, and largely unexplored, field.