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Articles with keyword "Philosophy"

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Taoism

The Chinese "Old Master" Laozi authored a book that would transform Chinese culture.

Martin Scorsese during the Venice Film Festival in 1998.

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The Art of Martin Scorsese

Former chairman Jim Leach interviews the 2013 Jefferson Lecturer about growing up, making films, and capturing that special "something" on the big screen.

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Five Who Make a Difference

Profiles of the 1996 Charles Frankel Prize Winners: Rita Dove, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Daniel Kemmis, Arturo Madrid, and Bill Moyers.

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Our Man in Paris

Benjamin Franklin's papers reveal how he wooed the French to win our war.

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Streetwise Socrates

A new program offers the humanities as a moral alternative to poverty.

Velosophie participants

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Zen and the Art of Cycling

Philosophical journeys in Illlinois.

Mansfield

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Translating Politics

Political philosopher Harvey Mansfield and NEH Chairman Bruce Cole discuss the power of princes and the origins of modern government.

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In His Own Words

Excerpts from the writings of Harvey Mansfield.

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Philosophy as a Way of Life

Wit and insight are trademarks of Mansfield's scholarship and teaching style.

Etching of Rousseau

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Friends of Rousseau

Some of the people he has influenced don't even realize it.