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• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Doubt and the Cogito - DESCARTES

  Descartes insisted that the first task in philosophy is to rid oneself of all prejudice by calling in doubt all that can be doubted. The second task of the philosopher, having raised these doubts, is to prevent them leading to scepticism. This strategy comes out clearly in Descartes' Meditations. As the title suggests, the work is not intended to be read as an academic treatise. It is meant to be followed in the frame of mind of a religious retreat, such as St Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exe...

• FINAL TASK: THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ON SCREEN

  FINAL TASK: THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ON SCREEN Hello everybody! Welcome to the new exhibition of the Academy Award Museum of Motion Pictures, about African-Americans contribution to cinema! As you know, African-American have been for a long time unfairly disadvantaged in comparison to white people. They were considered inferior, violent, stupid, obsessed with interracial marriage, so as enemies of America. In consequence, they couldn’t access a lot of occupations. Sadly,...