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...nullified, and, if so, by what paradigm can it be replaced? Is the cultivation of a new model of gender, beyond the binary of male and female, possible? Or can gender only be overcome when female becomes male—when sexual difference ceases to serve as an a priori...
...also cites the CIA's Office of Medical Services (OMS) in saying that the "the expertise of the SERE psychologists/interrogators ... was probably misrepresented." The IG concluded: "Consequently, according to OMS, there was no a priori reason to believe that applying the waterboard with the frequency and intensity with which it was used ... was either efficacious or medically safe." In fact, the IG report also hints that the CIA didn't consult the OMS on waterboarding until quite late: "OMS was neither consulted nor involved in the initial analysis of the risk and benefits of [enhanced interrogation techniques...
...thin air. The act of eliminating transfer admissions undermines the Harvard admissions philosophy. Had Harvard read the current applications and decided that none were qualified enough to warrant further housing strain, the decision not to admit transfers would have seemed warranted. Instead, the admissions officers set an a priori cap rather than reading each application and evaluating each individual on his or her own merits. This decision is a default rejection of some students who may have proven to be among Harvard’s best, both for this year and many years to come, undermining the many recent admissions...
...challenging and engaging. Many describe those assignments and the experience of the course to be the source of inspiration in considering a concentration. In fact, such is the ubiquity of these testimonials that we may wonder what fuels the urban myth to begin with, beyond the a priori stigma that adheres to a required course and—as CUE evaluations show—a minority’s negative experience of Expos...
...worldview. Scientific research should not make claims on epistemological and philosophical issues such as the existence of God or validity of belief, especially when based on an overly simplistic understanding of religion. Science can describe and make predictions, but scientists should be aware that their methodology has no a priori claim to superiority over other methods in making epistemological and metaphysical claims...