Indian Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil addressed a gathering of several thousand, mostly Hindu, ascetics and philosophers gathered at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers for the Hindu festival Khumbh Mela, Jan. 29.(PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Indian Cardinal Varkey Yithayathil addressed a gathering of several thousand, mostly Hindu, ascetics and philosophers gathered at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers for the Hindu festival Khumbh Mela, Jan. 29. Vithayathil, the head of...
February 23, 2007; National Catholic Reporter
John Locke icon of liberty: Mark Goldie traces the ways in which people across the political spectrum have used and abused the ideas of the philosopher who died 300 years ago this month.(Critical Essay)
...ENGLISH DO NOT celebrate their philosophers. In Paris there is a rue Descartes...required the consent of its people, he is hailed as 'the philosopher...may not 'levy taxes on the people' without 'the consent ... of...William ... in the consent of the people'. An exile in Holland in the...
October 1, 2004; History Today
Ulster Man Of The People: Philosopher or plonker?(Features)
Byline: Jason Johnson TOP model Helena Christensen is being touted as a philosopher after saying simply: Art is the space between life and death. Her words prove straight away that the world is a very unfair place. Because I know for a fact that if I said that I would be touted as a complete
April 15, 2001; The People (London, England)
More philosophers want to practice helping people think straight
Louis Marinoff isn't a psychologist. Yet people come to his office, tell him their troubles and pay him...ethically challenged. "I am not in the business of diagnosing people," Marinoff said. "This is not a science; it's an art form...knowledge of ideas, not medical science, to help them guide people with ...
April 5, 1998; The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Soul searching. (New Age philosopher Jean Houston and her connection to Hillary Clinton) (inludes article on other influential people connected to the president and the first lady)
...consider itself special. And Houston has spent 30 years teaching people how, through myths, mantras and guided meditations, they can...Houston is convinced that myths are stories that live in us all. People in sensitive places have been drawn to me for a long time, first...
July 8, 1996; Newsweek
Fiction people: Rowling's Magic; Jotted down between sips of coffee and minding her baby in an Edinburgh cafe, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone became an instant success. As the film opens this week, author J.K>. Rowling tells JENNIE RENTON about the magic of Harry's world...(Features)
...but if it is, there will be a handful of people who'll really love it. As it turned out, far more than a handful of people liked it. It has sold so well that I can...Some of the spells in my books are ones people have genuinely believed in.
November 4, 2001; The People (London, England)
Review Features: Why shouldn't he read Greek at 6? Having fun is fine for other people's children, says Roger Scruton, moralist, philosopher and, at 54, a first-time father. But Sam, now five months old, is destined for greater things
...in the bringing-up of children - other people's children - who issue warnings against...close their doors to children, while older people seek refuge in another carriage when children...reason alone, which is that we want other people to like Sam as much as we do. Although...
April 25, 1999; The Sunday Telegraph London
Football: Existential angst causes the Lens apocalypse Hell is other people,' says L'Equipe, quoting the gloomy philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. `And other people is Arsenal'
...and abstemious Lensois. "Hell is other people," says L'Equipe, quoting the gloomy philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, adding "and other people is Arsenal." As the game goes on, the...from the jaws of victory. A lot of French people were embarrassed about winning France...
April 24, 2000; The Independent - London
Happy List 2006 The not entirely definitive guide to what realy makes you rich (with no apologies to the Sunday Times) - Are these the 50 happiest people in Britain? The people who know them say they are Can your home make you happy? Philosopher Alain de Botton in the SundayReview
...Established Operation Raleigh for young people. 13. Pat Lea Lost half her weight in a...reopen theatre with facilities for young people. Million who uses his cash for children...crashed in flames. Campaigns for disabled people. 31. Lucy Porter If the stand-up with...
April 23, 2006; The Independent on Sunday
Eric Hoffer, philosopher for the people. (Opus Dei and Secret Societies)
...sense of being delivered from the meaningless burden of an autonomous existence. 8. Some sort of faith is indispensable for most people. Those who discredit one faith create the need for another. 9. Only the fanatic can effect total upheaval. He will not accept...
December 22, 1994; Free Inquiry
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