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In the book that emerged from his dissertation, Levenson addressed a problem that became one of the main intellectual themes of his subsequent work. The book, Liang Ch'i-ch'ao and the Mind of Modern China, examined the life and though of Liang (1873-1929) as a lens through...

Author: By Thomas M. Levenson, | Title: Joseph R. Levenson: A Retrospective | 4/6/1979 | See Source »

* Avon beat Revlon into the billion-dollar club six years ago, but it sells only door to door. The remainder of Revlon's sales come from products as varied as Turns, blood plasma and contact lens cleaner.* Son Randolph, 23, attends Stanford.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cosmetics: Kiss and Sell | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

Why this apparent digression on Realpolitik in a philosophical work? Because "the metaphysical and political aspects of freedom are in the end inseparable." Ideas are for Barrett, as they were for Plato, "really real"; he writes of them in a confiding, passionate voice that has more in common with his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pursuit of the Really Real | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

One of the earliest researchers to express concern over microwaves was a New York ophthalmologist, Dr. Milton Zaret, who warned more than a decade ago that even low-level exposure could produce a peculiar type of cataract, or clouding, on the rear surface of the lens. (The lens is especially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Are Americans Being Zapped? | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Odds & Trends | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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