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...significance of the three philosophers’ discussions of good and evil. Set against the contrasting established views of the Church and the very beginnings of modern science, Nadler captures the intensity of their debate as they tried to understand the intellectual challenges of their day. The landscape of Europe??and of the entire globe—has dramatically changed since the correspondence of Leibniz, Arnauld, and Malebranche took place; most ideas that were dangerous for them to disseminate, such as an adherence to Cartesian philosophy, no longer hold the same risks. But in reproducing the debate that...
...biggest challenges require scientific solutions. For instance, global warming may be the biggest international threat of our generation. Both major candidates have outlined a form of a cap-and-trade system to fight it, but they could both use more guidance. The negative side effects and enforcement problems plaguing Europe??s cap-and-trade system over the past few years should be a clear warning to both candidates that the policy is much better in theory than in practice. In addition, research indicates we need to stabilize emissions over the next half-century. We can?...
...nationality—apparently, Engdahl has been keeping score. And although he toned down his statement in light of sharp criticism from Americans and insisted that the prize “is not a contest between nations but an award to individual authors,” his declaration of Europe??s literary hegemony reveals a subtextual but unmistakable nationalism—or at least, regionalism—in the consideration of today’s arts and letters. French president Nicolas Sarkozy did not mind; crowing yesterday over Le Clézio’s success, he called...
...domestic part is giving us the moral argument to ask other countries—not only developing countries but also countries like the U.S.—to come along and participate in fighting climate change.” Dimas touted several recent pieces of legislation as evidence of Europe??s leadership role in environmental issues, including the 2005 implementation of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, the world’s largest emissions trading system. Dimas pointed out that the United States lags far behind in respect to environmental legislation. He said that the Lieberman-Warner bill...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev stressed the importance of his country in stabilizing the surrounding regions and shaping Europe??s new energy policy in a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School last night...