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Free, from top to bottom?

Free, from top to bottom? | Science News | Scoop.it

Thus, the very success of science can be viewed as evidence that free will exists. "In my view, if your theory says we don't have free will, then empirical evidence shows that your theory is wrong and you better go back and come up with a better one. I think that [reductionists] just haven't taken the time to properly look at emergence, complexity and how the mind works because if they had, they would not make such self-defeating statements that undermine the meaning of what they themselves are saying."

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Great speeches: How to know one if we hear one

Great speeches: How to know one if we hear one | Science News | Scoop.it
With the season for political oratory hard upon us, how does the rhetoric of this year's crop of presidential contenders measure up?

Using the Greek philosopher Aristotle's book "On Rhetoric" as a guide, Forsdyke shows students how the construction of great speeches follows long-established techniques.

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