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It is not without hesitation that I have taken upon myself the editorship of a work left avowedly imperfect by the author, and, from its miscellaneous and discursive character, difficult of completion with due regard to editorial limitations by a less able hand.
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With the general run of the philosophical atheists of the last century the notion of a God was an hypothesis. There was left an admitted possibility that the vague somewhat which went by more names than one, might be personal, intelligent, and superintendent.

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Title: The Paradox of American Unionism: Why Americans Like Unions More Than Canadians Do But Join Much Less.(Book Review)
Author: James W. Russell
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 35Issue: 3Page: 547(3)

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This volume shows Bertrand Russell in transition from a neo-Kantian and neo-Hegelian philosopher to an analytic philosopher of the highest rank. During this period, his research centered on writing The Principles of Mathematics. The volume draws together previously unpublished drafts which shed light on Russell's struggle to accept Cantor's notion of continuum as well as Russell's infinite ordinal and cardinal numbers. It also includes the first version of Russell's Paradox. ... Read more

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Profound Insights into a Profound Thinker
I am very impressed with this book, it allows us a view into Russell's thinking and personal research notes as he struggled with his theories of knowledge and logical atomism.

What is most interesting is to see his thought process'behind the scenes' of some of his greatest ideas.

It is also good to have his famous essay 'On Denoting' finally available in book form.

For all lovers of this subject and fans of this man's thinking, this book is indispensible.

Betrand Russell: pre-eminent pacifist and socialist
World War One was an epoch-making event which transformed the philosophy of Bertrand Russell from based mainly on logic, mathematics and epistemology to haumanitarian issues such as pacificism, freedom and therole of the state. "Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: Pacifism andRevolution, 1916-18" provides glimpses into this transition andelucidates Russell's main arguments for pacifism and socialism: "Nogood to the community, of any sort or kind, results from the privateownership of land. If men were reasonable they would decree that it shouldcease tomorrow..." As private property is protected by the State, andthe fraud and plunder that constitute property are sanctioned bylegislation and enforced by weapons and war, Russell argued that the Stateis therefor a great evil and its functions must be taken over bycommunity-based cooperatives and worker's syndicates. Fascinating,provocative and necessary reading. ... Read more

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Garciadiego and Problems with Godel's Theorem
This very important book seems to have been overlooked by everyone from Chaitin on down.The gist of it is that the paradoxes on which modern mathematics depends, were not paradoxes at all--they weren't anything at all, they were letters pulled out of a bag.Of course, this raises the question of what is the implication for many theories we now consider internally consistent.Many things you will read here will make you open your eyes VERY wide.Above all, his history of Richard's paradox reveals not only that it was not a paradox, but also, Nagel and Newman's misstatement of it in their Godel book once again raises the question of how this piece of nonsense figures in Godel's theorem, that is, is there a flaw in Godel's theorem?Here is my take on it:

Ryskamp, John Henry, "Godel's Theorem Disproved" (January 19, 2005). http://ssrn.com/abstract=651382 ... Read more

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The book's goal is to clarify for parents, the public, and policy makers what high stakes testsare and how their use affects our schools, children, and society. It explores the various uses,limitations, and paradoxical consequences of high stakes testing.The present context of testing and the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind make theproposed book timely and important. Current testing programs provide valuable information toteachers, parents, and policy-makers about students, schools, and school systems. Butparadoxically, these programs have unintended yet predictable negative consequences for manystudents, teachers, and schools. It is essential that the public and policy-makers understand the scope and impacts that result from theinherent paradoxical nature of high-stakes testing.Testing is viewed by policy makers across party lines as an "objective" measure of student attainment and has become their toolof choice to drive educational "reform" and hold children, teachers, schools, and districts accountable. Bipartisan support for test-basedaccountability is firm. For example, on January of 2005 President Bush called on Congress to extend NCLB testing in math and scienceto freshmen, sophomores and juniors citing poor performance among high school students as a "warning and a call to action." (NYT 01/13/05) Senator Kennedy, a critic of the President, nonetheless supported the President's proposed high school testing provisions. ... Read more

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More Americans trace their ancestry to Germany than to any other country. Arguably, German Americans form America's largest ethnic group. Yet they have a remarkably low profile today, reflecting a dramatic, twentieth-century retreat from German-American identity. In this age of multiculturalism, why have German Americans gone into ethnic eclipse--and where have they ended up? Becoming Old Stock represents the first in-depth exploration of that question. The book describes how German Philadelphians reinvented themselves in the early twentieth century, especially after World War I brought a nationwide anti-German backlash.

Using quantitative methods, oral history, and a cultural analysis of written sources, the book explores how, by the 1920s, many middle-class and Lutheran residents had redefined themselves in "old-stock" terms--as "American" in opposition to southeastern European "new immigrants." It also examines working-class and Catholic Germans, who came to share a common identity with other European immigrants, but not with newly arrived black Southerners.

Becoming Old Stock sheds light on the way German Americans used race, American nationalism, and mass culture to fashion new identities in place of ethnic ones. It is also an important contribution to the growing literature on racial identity among European Americans. In tracing the fate of one of America's largest ethnic groups, Becoming Old Stock challenges historians to rethink the phenomenon of ethnic assimilation and to explore its complex relationship to American pluralism. ... Read more

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engaging? no, but made alot of sense.
This book is not very fun to read, but required reading for the poor fool who really wants to know why democracy works well even if most citizens are dumb and apathetic.

Neuman's "key finding" is this: "the mass public is stratified along a sophistication continuum.On most issues, the great majority of citizens are inattentive and uninformed.But, as with many social phenomena of this sort, there is a natural and effective division of labor."

The "paradox of mass politics" (not to give it away, but you really ought to know if you're thinking about plunking down your pocket change) is the tension between a highly fluid and effectively functioning democracy in the aggregate, and the individual voter whose political sophistication is not so spectacular--nor need it be. (Just look at George W.) So, really, if one believes that voters needn't be intelligent in order for democracy to work, there is no paradox at all.The paradox is, as EE Schattschneider observed in 1960, contrived by intellectuals and political theorists who place very high demands on democracy and its publics.In Schattschneider's words, "The whole theory of knowledge underlying these concepts of democracy is false-it proves too much.It proves not only that democracy is impossible; it proves that life itself is impossible.Everybody has to accommodate himself to the fact that he deals daily with an incredible number of matters about which he knows very little.This is true of all aspects of life, not merely politics." As Schattschneider would say, "The compulsion to know everything is the road to insanity."

My final thought is this: if you have a compulsion to know everything, read this book.It is very informative and rich with empirical science, charts, graphs, and the sorts of data that make Neuman's case well.It is a little more filling than the average reader's appetite, but if you're on that road already, go there. ... Read more

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Zsuszi Robozthe person is a unique mixture of British and exotic; Zsuzsi Roboz the artist is a unique mixture of Classical and Romantic. Though she was born and raised in Hungary, a dramatic series of events brought her to Britain in her teens, and all her subsequent life has been spent there. Her art is in once sense intensely Romantic, concerned with the mysterious and magical life of the imagination. But it is all founded on a finely disciplined grasp of classic draughtsmanship, acquired from the best sources: she was one of Annigoni's favourite pupils. This book tells her story, its agonies and ecstasies, and traces the roots of her passionate art. Along the way she has known and portrayed many extraordinary men and women, especially those - the musicians, the dancers, the actors, the painters, the girls of the Windmill - who have been one way and another connected with the arts. Her portrait drawings range from Spanish gypsies and Croatian peasants to aristocratic grandees and the great beaut ... Read more