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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...trouble by publishing his views on this topic, Hume warms to his theme by talking in paragraphs 1–4 about how he conceives of the relation between philosophy, religious ‘superstition’ and ordinary life. The rest of the essay can be read independently of this opening, but these early ruminations are worth pausing over. They reveal subtleties in Hume's sceptical...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedy’ (cited in Rodman, 1946). This view of politics is certainly not uncommon. It is probably representative of how many of us have, at one time or another, felt about politics. Economist Milton Friedman’s remark, ‘If you put the federal government in charge of the...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...trouble reading. Wolf et al. assert that the first explanations were linked to the visual system. Nowadays, we know that dyslexia is not due to vision problems, but because of how the brain works, that is, neurobiology (discussed later in Week 3). Over the years, understanding of dyslexia has evolved significantly. In the UK, between 1963 to 1972, the Word Blind Centre...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...trouble. For the moment though it is interesting to contemplate the apparent conflict between opportunities for innovation and the requirement to adhere to standards. As standards derive from past practice, they are apparently not conducive to innovation. What is the way out of this dilemma? In reality standards are revised, amended, and superseded to account for changes...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...troubled aftermath of the French Revolution. At the exact moment, then, that Napoleon was playing with images of authority in his efforts to invent himself as emperor, the prince was also playing with representations of his power. A sharpened nostalgia for the endangered and perilous splendours of absolute monarchy could be played with and played out in games of defiantly...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...trouble only if I distribute copies of the CD to other people? These are all valid concerns that demonstrate some of the problems surrounding the use of copyrighted material. There are many other issues arising from this, and it is very easy to make the digital future sound bleak. You have probably heard predictions to the effect that illegally copied media, and making...
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...trouble-free use, the discovery that they posed a major threat to human and environmental health was thus all the more shocking. Today they are better known by the abbreviation, CFCs, or by their full name, chlorofluorocarbons...Working with our environment: an introduction: 3.1 Refrigeration and chlorofluorocarbons - A domestic refrigerator consists essentially of two...
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...troubles violents à Paris. In 1968, there were violent disturbances in Paris. François Mitterrand est président de la République de 1981 à 1995. François Mitterrand was President of the Republic from 1981 to 1995...Beginners' French: A trip to Avignon: 2.10.2 Le musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud - Activité 53 Listen to Extract 71 in which you hear a museum guide talking...