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Dates: during 1990-1999
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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...

Author: By Donald Carswell, THIS PIECE FIRST RAN ON JUNE 14, 1950. | Title: Beating the System | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

The artful equivocation is an almost impossible concept to explain, but it is easy to demonstrate. Let us begin with the question, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?"

Author: By Donald Carswell, THIS PIECE FIRST RAN ON JUNE 14, 1950. | Title: Beating the System | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

Ted Kaczynski has one big problem: he is apparently too crazy to appreciate how crazy he is, but not crazy enough to be legally insane. The defense strategy for his trial, which began this week, had appeared to be set. His lawyers had planned to argue that he suffered from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ted Kaczynski: At His Own Request | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

In the Harvard women's basketball team's quest for a third consecutive Ivy League Championship, this weekend's opponents represent little gnats--they should be easily swatted aside but could be annoying if they are not exterminated quickly. The Crimson will battle Columbia (4-7, 0-0 Ivy) at...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoopsters Tackle Lions, Big Red | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

Pierce Brosnan is substantially improved as 007. Although no one can possibly surpass the standards set by Sean Connery, Brosnan in Tomorrow Never Dies probably comes the closest. In this movie he is much more somber, more reserved and better composed. He makes it seem as though his predicaments represent...

Author: By Jonathan B. Dinerstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When Bond Flicks Are Formulaic, Everyone Loses | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

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