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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Where V.S. Naipaul is a universalist, drawing parallels among the people he sees, Shiva Naipaul is a defensive separatist. This sense of separation stems in part from the nature of a travelogue, which forces him to keep a distance from his subjects. For hi, sanity only exists in the industrialized West--i.e., England. The nightmare only begins when one boards the flight to Africa...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: The New Heart of Darkness | 7/13/1979 | See Source »

Human Rights-Rhetoric v.a Realtly--Joshua Rubenstein, New England coordinator, Amnesty International; John J. McAward, associate director, International programs, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee; and Alan M. Dershowitz, professor of Law; 3 Church...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Weekly What Listings Calendar: May 10-May 16 | 5/10/1979 | See Source »

Nozick said Harvard is a "universalist institution," employing Jewish professors who want to make a contribution to Western intellectual culture. He said some professors formerly tried to conceal their Jewish origins, but "Jewish motivation would begin to bear on their work...

Author: By Steven J. Sampson, | Title: Nozick, Walzer Predict Jews Will Focus on Jewish Issues | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

Both professors agreed that "particularism versus universalism" is a major issue facing American Jews today. Nozick said the universalist doctrine says one should "care about everybody equally," while a particularist doctrine allows one to care especially about one particular gorup...

Author: By Steven J. Sampson, | Title: Nozick, Walzer Predict Jews Will Focus on Jewish Issues | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

...Frank A. Hall Murray Universalist Church Attleboro, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 20, 1978 | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

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