Word: representation
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Erwitt claims he rarely stages photographs but waits for them to happen. However, a photograph of a dog in mid-air is the result of Erwitt barking at it. The photograph is obviously contrived. But does not a photographer have the poetic licence to stage a picture? And does not...
To check the operation of a vague generality under fire, take the typical example, "Hume brought empiricism to its logical extreme." The question is asked, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" Our hero replies by opening his essay with "David...
THE artful equivocation is an almost impossible concept to explain, but it is easy to demonstrate. Let us take our earlier typical examination question, "Did the philosphical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" The equivocator would answer it in this way: "Some people...
Though we support the right of Alumni Association officials to actively campaign for their own candidates for the Board of Overseers, we do question the use of personal attacks and comments gratuitously linking the opposition with communism by men who are paid officials of the University or who have been...
Despite this, I remain hopeful if angry. Undoubtedly not all future UC meetings will be as controversial as the one that occurred Sunday, but for any that do, I remind the protesters of this: you may not grab Crimson headlines as effectively, but protesting outside is a valid option. I...