Israel’s New Spymaster and the Crucible of Israeli Politics
Netanyahu is trying to gain control over foreign policy.
January 8, 2016
Does Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Mind?
Looking to Aristotle for answers.
For those already inclined toward materialism, the recent advancements in neuroscience—for instance, the ability of a surgeon to generate particular sensations by stimulating specific areas of the brain—show that there is nothing more to a human than millions of complexly organized cells. Materialists counterpose this conclusion to the allegedly discredited notion of the “soul” as an explanation for human consciousness and cognition. To William E. Carrol, however, neither materialism nor dualism “exhaust[s] the explanatory categories of the world”:
January 8, 2016
Israel’s NGO Bill Protects, Rather than Threatens, Democracy
In fact, it’s very similar to U.S. legislation.
Herman Wouk at One-Hundred: The White Sheep of American Jewish Literature
The rare writer focused on success rather than dysfunction.
Does Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Mind?
Looking to Aristotle for answers.
Evangelical Support for Israel Is Not Limited to the U.S.
It may have already played a role in some countries’ orientation toward Israel.