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Those who sold it are slithering away from responsibility for its consequences. Those to whom it was sold are left to bear them
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How would our electric vehicle (and our patience) cope with 3,000km of low carbon driving?
Why be good when it seems like nasty guys finish first?
Unthinkable: Liars and cheats cannot ultimately fool themselves, says philosopher Vittorio Bufacchi
Fintan O’Toole: Game of Thrones is an epic for our times
Spectacular TV fantasy dramatises climate change, globalisation and political disorder
Is science influenced by politics?
No one is immune from political upheaval, but science has a way of weeding out incorrect hypotheses over time
Flanders: cyclists grit your teeth for one hell of a ride
Bikes are the heartbeat of northern Belgium – from leisurely tours to the toughest of tests
Why we must collect unpaid water charges
Money must be collected if we are serious about society where people are willing to contribute generously to common good
Politics introduced as Leaving Cert subject next year
Students will learn about key thinkers such as Karl Marx and concepts such as capitalism
Unthinkable: Are parents entitled to rule their children?
Parents must seek the ‘consent of the ruled’, argues political theorist Dr Allyn Fives
Lucinda Creighton's party takes a Hobbsian turn
As Lucinda Creighton prepares to launch party, Hobbs will be crucial to kickstarting campaign
The moral sense of Down man Francis Hutcheson
The forgotten Irish philosopher liked to think the best of people
Imagine all the children thinking in the classroom
A John Lennon song provides the inspiration for fifth-class pupils to think in questions
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