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The fallacy of success

Avital Pilpel — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:01:27 +0000

Recently, Israel has been inundated by new “colleges of success” that attempt to teach one how to get rich. Such colleges collect fees in return for courses and books with titles like “Coaching Your Business to Success” or “Quick Profit Making Training in Real Estate.” These courses, books, and colleges are self-refuting, since anybody who [...]

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Popper and pundits, or why a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Avital Pilpel — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:08:55 +0000

The controversy concerning the decision of the Israeli Council for Higher Education (CHE) to temporarily shut down the political science department at Ben Gurion University (BGU), based in part on the Sept. 2011 recommendations of an external committee it appointed to investigate the department, is making waves in the political pundits’ world. In particular, Karl [...]

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Thoughts about Hebrew Book Week

Avital Pilpel — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:59:52 +0000

In The World of Yesterday, Stephan Zweig makes fun of his high school Latin teacher, who didn’t realize Zweig was hiding Rilke’s latest poems inside his textbook. Today, most students haven’t heard of Rilke or of any Latin author, and often not of Tolstoy or Dickens. I do not exaggerate: students have told me, about [...]

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