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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

The Athenian Democracy alleged observed four signs of tyranny:

Leveling of taxes.

Building projects.

I forget what the other two were. Will add them later.

I intend to write about what I think is wrong with the following qoute soon:

Karl Marx:
`All the various philosophers have done is interpret the world the
point however is to change it.'

Does anyone know what the following means?

If you like please paraphrase. I think that I sort of know, but I would like to be more sure.

Vernon B. Mountcastle

An organising Principle for Cerebral Function:

`I conclude that cytoarchitectural differences between areas of neocortex reflect differecences in their patterns of extrinsic connections. These ( Read more... )

Saul's definition of intelligence (included again below) is an excellent partial truth. It is written concisely, and to many people I think it would reveal what they are the most in denial about. What Saul does not include in his justification is a critique of clinical intelligence tests ie the potential for people to be pathological and not ( Read more... )

After browsing and then reading thoroughly Saul's `the Doubters Companion ( Read more... )

From `The Doubters Companion, A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense'. John Ralsoton Saul ( Read more... )

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