Critical Essay by George Steiner
[Literary] influences were not absent from Heidegger's early work. But it is only in the mid-1930s, under stress of public events and in the conviction that th...
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Critical Essay by William V. Spanos
Martin Heidegger's philosophical thought has been a guiding presence on the European continent for half a century, having influenced virtually every area of...
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Critical Essay by Sidney Hook
The influence, direct and indirect, of ["Being and Time" ("Sein und Zeit")], not only in philosophy but literature and psychology, has reache...
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Critical Essay by Frederic Will
If literature can accurately be said to capture and embody knowledge, it follows that it embodies "truth" or objective reality. The capacity of poetry to...
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Critical Essay by Erich Heller
Thinking about poetry is not the same as poetic thought, but such "thinking about" would certainly busy itself in a void if it cut itself loose entirely f...
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Sometimes in the crush of busy workdays, it's hard to see the forest for the trees. You may have a vague feeling that things aren't right in your job, but you just can't put your finger on the prob...
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Barack Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died. The death toll was 12."In case you missed it, thi...
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused President Bush of failing to respect the Constitution amid the uproar over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.The Illinois sena...
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Improved laboratory testing could speed the process of checking chemicals for toxicity and reduce reliance on test animals, according to an analysis released Tuesday.The National Research Council s...
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Berlin Zoo's star polar bear cub Knut welcomed his millionth visitor Thursday, showing he hasn't lost his drawing power even if he's growing up.Ilja and Vincent Arends, a couple from Rotterdam, Net...
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Oy! August! Between giant bridges tumbling down, peacocks running amok in Burger King parking lots and New York women showboating their toes—metallic pedicures? still with the toe rings? blac...
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We've taken a sniper's aim at "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2," the newest installment in squad-based warfare from publisher UbiSoft and a sequel to one of last year's best games.It...
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Tatiana Golovin beat Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-1 Sunday for her first WTA Tour singles title at the Bausch & Lomb Championships at the Amelia Island Plantation.Golovin was appearing in her fourth ch...
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Dickies has redesigned its work jeans to tug less, shift more and improve comfort. Just don't say the pants defend against the unsightly blue-collar phenomenon known as plumber's crack.
Th...
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Critical Essay by George Steiner
9 signs that it might be time for a change
