Thomas White
Contributing Writer
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Thomas White’s poetry, essays, and fiction have been widely published in both online and print journals in Canada, United States, and Australia.
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The Otherness of Poetry
The heart of poetry is a world beyond the technical. It offers the strange and alien; it is the enemy of the conventional and ordinary.
Mar 10, 2012
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Second Wave Strikes Back?(Part Two)
This essay is a further consideration of the relationship between Second Wave and Third Wave institutions as well as how their tensions affect the future.
Nov 1, 2011
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Society and the Economy: Is the Third Wave Drowning Us?(Part One)
In 1980,Futurist Alvin Toffler wrote of our civilzation as undergoing a profound transformation- a Third Wave. Where are we now with regards to this trend?
Oct 22, 2011
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What Is the Passionate Life and Is It Worth Living?
If as Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living, then what life is worth living? Is it the passionate life?
Aug 5, 2011
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Sex and Philosophy: a Modern Perspective
In the skeptical spirit of the modern age and philosophy, sex is liberated from the moral prejudices of the political and religious authorities of the past
Jul 22, 2011
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Let's Talk About Sex- and Philosophy ( Part One )
A look at sex from a philosophical rather than from a biological or commercial aspect.
Jul 21, 2011
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Totalitarianism 101 (A Philosophical Perspective)
Totalitarianism is a closed system of thought that uses its power to ensure a "scripted" version of truth unlike true human thought that accepts doubts.
Dec 19, 2010
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'Absolute' Truth in a Globalized World.
Perhaps there is a way of reconciling 'absolute' truths with a sensitivity to cultural and moral contexts- 'unconditional' truths that are yet 'conditioned'
Sep 28, 2010
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Plato's Cave and Celebrity Culture
Plato's Cave, one of the most enduring narratives of human civilization, is extremely relevant to understanding our celebrity-obsessed culture.
Sep 19, 2010
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Unpredictable Literature for a Predictable Age
A robust,unpredictable literature is needed for a computerized age.
Sep 7, 2010
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