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The ‘Worthlessness of Money’ Revisited

November 29, 2012by scolasticus 1 Comment

A more scholarly version of one of my first articles for this blog was recently published in a student journal. Though far from perfect it covers my rough views on […]

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Economics, Political Philosophy
Where's my vote

“Where’s my vote, Mr President?” A UK Citizen’s Thoughts on Their Right to Vote

October 6, 2012by scolasticus 2 Comments

In 1783 the United States of America became independent, separate of British rule. A revolution that had begun as a protest against lack of representation in the British Parliament saw […]

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Politics
A tool of control or a contempt for the young?

The Moral Bankruptcy of the Minimum Wage by Age Group

September 28, 2012by scolasticus Leave a comment

As some of my past readers may know during the holidays I work as a part time Barista. In my experience of this honourable profession the one issue that has […]

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Politics
Generalisations

The Logical Nature of Generalisations

September 17, 2012by scolasticus 1 Comment

Generalisations are neither always a bad thing or logically fallacious. If we accept the definition of a generalisation as follows: ‘A statement that attributes a predicate to the majority of […]

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Pet Hates, Philosophy
Giving a lot of effort can work both ways.

How to Treat Your Barista: The Ten Commandments

September 17, 2012by scolasticus 3 Comments

“And The Barista said unto Moe, come up to Me, into the Café and be there: and I will give thee tables of plastic, and a menu, and Commandments which […]

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Pet Hates
Where will it lead you?

The River of Faith

September 7, 2012by scolasticus 3 Comments

Imagine if you would that you stood on the bank of a great river. It rages and foams before you like an untamed beast of darkest myth, its deep waters […]

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Religion
The Revolution Will Be Televised

The Politics of Comedy

September 3, 2012by scolasticus Leave a comment

Politics and comedy are two of the universal languages of mankind, and it was the recent airing of the BBC’s ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised’ that moved me to write […]

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Politics

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