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2.4 Translating Privacy into French Module 2 Section 4: Translating “privacy” into French Overview

2.4 Translating Privacy into French Module 2 Section 4: Translating “privacy” into French Overview In this section we will explore notions of personal space and privacy. We will also think about how differences in the conceptions of private vs. public from culture to culture can cause misunderstandings and even friction. Key terms and concepts: Privacy   […]

Huston Smith on the Origin of Religion

Huston Smith on the Origin of Religion In discussing Hinduism, Huston Smith explicitly floats an account of the origin of religion, and its function in human life. Does that account strike you as the sort of thing that insiders (i.e. members of various faith communities) would accept or reject? Why or why not? The post […]

My original forum post Practical astronomy came to be so highly cultivated in the Arab world because unlike the Chinese that was limited to or not allowed the individual study of science during this time,

My original forum post Practical astronomy came to be so highly cultivated in the Arab world because unlike the Chinese that was limited to or not allowed the individual study of science during this time, the Islamic world encouraged anyone who wished to study science to do so, often even funded by the rulers. The […]