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74What is the Nature of Reality? Berkeley's Inconceivability Argument
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Berkeley's Inconceivability Argument: Why Bodies are Nothing More than Perception It is one of the most basic human intuitions that the bodies we encounter in our everyday experience exist are physical... published 7 months ago
73Stereotype Threat and the White Basketball Player
by mcamp
While observing the recent NCAA basketball tournament and the recently begun NBA playoffs, I marvel at the diversity that has broken through in the game of basketball. Not too long ago (in fact, only three... published 7 months ago
58On de Beauvoir's Examination of Woman
by mcamp
"One wonders if women still exist," Simone de Beauvoir muses in her Introduction to The Second Sex, "if they will always exist, whether or not it is desirable that they should, what place they occupy in... published 2 months ago
89Why Do Athletes Make So Much Money?
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Introduction Alex Rodriguez is a 32 year old Miami native, and, having entered the workforce directly out of high school, currently holds down a job in New York City. Normally, at least for those entering the... published 7 months ago
55The Vagueness of Language and the Sorites Paradox
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Introduction Shaquille O'Neal is 7'1. He is tall. Tim Duncan is 7'0. He is also tall. Kevin Garnett is 6'11. He is tall. Amare Stoudemire is 6'10. He is tall. Rudy Gay is 6'9. He is tall. By the same... published 2 months ago
58The Magic of Notre Dame
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The Magic of Notre Dame Athletics Magic. If I could describe the culture of Notre Dame in one word, magic is perhaps the only word that seems appropriate. Magic, rather than the sleight of hand and... published 6 months ago
59Explanation, Exoneration, What We Can Hear, and How We Respond
by mcamp
Introduction On September 11, 2001, the vulnerability of the United States was exposed. Four commercial airliners were hijacked by a group of 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists and used to wage destruction on the... published 2 months ago
58The Power of the Flashback and Its Use in Cinema
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There seems to be a difficulty in film because filmmakers have only so much to expound upon in a relatively short amount of time, so there is almost no way we as an audience are able to properly understand... published 2 months ago
66What I Learned About Poverty or Fishing for Dummies
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In 2007, 20,650 dollars was the federal poverty level for a family of 4 in the United States. 17,170 dollars was the poverty level for a family of 3. 13,690 dollars was the poverty level for a family of two.... published 2 months ago
61Why Do We Like Who We Like?
by mcamp
Let's start with a rather broad question: “Why do we like certain people?” One reason sociologists believe we like certain people is because of proximity. That is to say, we are more likely to like... published 7 months ago
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