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...goes on to explain that the bridge served as a place for philosophers to meet and debate in the open air.Most importantly, Nadler draws a deft portrait of each philosopher, unearthing the intriguing personalities that lie beneath the verbose theological debates. His Liebniz is a slightly self-obsessed scholar, eager to impart his ideas and persistent in seeking out commentaries from the key philosophers of the day. “Not everyone was as impressed with Liebniz’s innovations as Liebniz himself,” Nadler writes. In contrast, Malebranche is the archetypical reclusive scholar, who is less...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Book Reveals World of Philosophers | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Foundation, a non-profit suicide prevention group, is trying to ensure that other kinds of student violence—suicide and self-injury—get equal or greater attention on campuses nationwide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foundation Publishes Suicide Help Manual for Universities | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...With the self-described goal of providing campus workers a rundown of applicable laws, guidelines, and recommendations, the manual serves “to support well-informed decision-making around students at risk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foundation Publishes Suicide Help Manual for Universities | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...endothelial cells that line the blood vessels of the tumor, the study found, are derived from an abnormal cell not found in the healthy tissue. These cells have a self-replicating tendency that causes the proliferation of the tissue that creates the tumor...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Researchers Find Likely Tumor Cure | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...vote in Washington state on Tuesday. The approval makes Washington the second state in the U.S., after Oregon, to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The law permits individuals who have been given less than six months to live by medical professionals to request - and self-administer - a lethal dose of medicine prescribed by a physician...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ballot Initiatives: No to Gay Marriage, Anti-Abortion Measures | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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