Word: extinctionism
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So the battle between humans and bugs goes on, with some hope that man will continue to maintain an uneasy detente with the insect world for centuries to come. But for the long run, the odds are still heavily in favor of the insect. For, as W.J. Holland's The...
Kirchner considers the Chamber Players only an "infinitesimal thing," compared to the "powerful curricular approach" to the arts which he feels is really needed at Harvard. But next year, even the Chamber Players face extinction because of University budget cuts, unless President Bok or Dean Rosovsky intervenes.
That familiar economic harbinger, the open-walleted American tire-kicker, a year ago seemed on the way to extinction. But this spring the species is flocking into auto showrooms in greater numbers than almost anyone had expected. Industry figures released last week showed that May sales rose 37% over a...
It was a case of ad hominem; the man is easy to attack. His thought is far less susceptible to predators. To Kierkegaard, reason was devouring faith, like a snake swallowing its own tail. The solution was a radical renewal of Christian belief. To Nietzsche, humanity's theological license...
Grace nursed Jessamyn's body but could do nothing about her gloomy and exhausted spirit until she hit upon the idea of reconstructing her Quaker heritage for her daughter. "Grace gave me southern Indiana," writes Jessamyn, recalling how day after day for a year and a half her mother...