Archive | November 4, 2014
Lessons from Western Philosophers- Thomas Hobbes, Jeremy Bentham and William of Ockham
The thinkers discussed under this post are different from the ones discussed in the previous one on Aristotle, Epicurus and Aquinas, as they mark a shift from the idealist and moral-ethical framework of ancient western philosophy.
The thinkers mentioned here are the ones of the post-dark ages, and uphold the ideas of empiricism and reason.
William of Ockham
El Nino And La Nina Phenomena
Sea surface temperatures play a major role in global weather which influence two extreme phases of a naturally occurring climate cycle. i.e El Niño/Southern Oscillation and La Nina. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific.
News for November 04, 2014
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Mauritius offers help on black money probe
[Important for: Mains- Economy, IR, Money laundering and Black money]