November 2022
Cancelled: A Polemic on Education
Find the full paper here. Chapter One – Introduction Bauman (1993, p. 47) argued that responsibility is to say that
The Philosophy of Time
Find the full paper here. Abstract Einstein noted that time is relative when considering the perspectives of different observers. Yet,
The Growth of China as a Balancing Politico-Economic Force
A work co-written with my daughter and extending her paper. Kim and Gates (2015) investigated the role of power transition
Beauty, the Beast, and the Modern Psyche
Madame de Beaumont and Angela Carter each take an age-old story reminiscent of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius) and change it
Rage, Anger, and the Rationality of the Berserker
The wolverine is portrayed as a “vicious marauder to be feared more than valued or admired” (Shaw and Ford, 115).
Canonical or Not Canonical: That Is the Question
The status of a work as a classic differs from the position as a canonical text (da Silva and Vieira).
Educating the English
Edgeworth set Castle Rackrent in a period where the Irish were under English rule. Unfortunately, most English people failed to
Comparing Utopia: Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Huxley’s Pleasure
The concept of transformation and dehumanisation (Kafka) is analogous to the concept of civilisation as “auto-intoxication” (Huxley). Huxley defines the
Clark: Myth-Busting Paine
Clark’s analysis of Thomas Paine contains more “myth busters” than a biography.[1] Clark’s tome, titled Thomas Paine: Britain, America, and