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And again about torture… this time from Slate.com
Taxonomy of Torture By Phillip Carter What is torture? Euphemisms like “stress position” cover a wide range of practices, from the merely uncomfortable to the wickedly cruel and painful. At Slate, we have wrestled with the definitions of abuse and torture and how best to present these morally and legally complicated terms. The taxonomy follows…
Unremitting Failure — a blog
ReadĀ Unremitting Failure, a blog after my own heart. For us, it is a “felt” experience, not some cute philosophical concept like “existentialism” or “soup.” To be is to be futile, is what we know.Don’t get us wrong. We have nothing against philosophy. We have read deeply in, and are conversant with, the myriad streams and…