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Month: August 2014

One of the most creative thinkers of all time

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is not a household name. But he certainly has every right to be, and only politics, historical circumstances and his failure to publish his best ideas seem to have prevented him from the kind of fame enjoyed by his main rival, Isaac Newton.

I first came across … Read More

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Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Able-bodied people are theoretically capable of taking their own life without assistance and every year some do. Suicide is no longer a criminal offence in England and Wales (and never was in Scotland) so there is no question of prosecution. Some disabled people are practically unable to take their own … Read More

Author polity_admin_userPosted on August 4, 2014June 2, 2016Leave a comment on Whose Life Is It Anyway?

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