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...logic behind the Reason and Faith requirement proposed by The Preliminary Report of the Task Force on General Education is thus similar to that behind studying a foreign culture or language; it will allow students to dialogue with a religion’s believers and understand the diversity and depth of religious beliefs. What does “jihad” really mean? What views on sexual morality do different faiths hold? What is nirvana, and why do Buddhist monks meditate for days on end? These are all common questions that classes in this field could address...
...rather to make students more aware of humanity’s universal tendency to develop faith systems. Harvard should not exclude a religious field in the general education curriculum for fear of not including every religion or of being perceived in the media as promoting certain religious doctrines. Such logic keeps everyone in the dark...
...skill category” should evaluate classes based on their subject and rigor rather than on a strict interpretation of relevance to society today. The report defines Analytical Reasoning to be a set of “conceptual skills” that include “logic, statistics, probability theory, and rational decision theory.” Proof-based math classes, however, do not count on the grounds that “the sort of analytical reasoning used in math proofs” doesn’t necessarily apply to the real world. While the language of higher math...
...logic could prove illusory if Iraq's neighbors plunge the region into war. But they, including Iran, desire to avoid the abyss that engulfs their oil production (their only source of funds) and subjects them to internal rebellions. Washington has the diplomatic power to help shape this concern, starting now and including Iran...
...analyst at Munich, Germany-based Bayerische Landesbank. Christian Streiff, who took over as Airbus chief executive in July, is now trying to wriggle out of that choke grip. Last week, the board of EADS, Airbus' parent, signed off on his sweeping restructuring plan to replace political bargaining with industrial logic. Streiff says that Airbus urgently needs to become a more closely coordinated company, but that's a long-term undertaking. "Integrating Airbus will remain an issue for the next decade," he said. "The cultures will have to continue mixing, and that takes time." It's not clear that Streiff will...