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A response to Paul Pillar on Ukraine

Posted on April 13, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

In his essay NATO Expansion and the Road to Simferopol Mr Pillar makes several arguments to suggest that the European Union, the United States, and NATO were as much responsible for Russia’s interventions in Ukraine as the Russian. His argument, … Continue reading →

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Something or Nothing? Fundamental questions that shape how we live

Posted on July 28, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

According to Aristotle, in the Metaphysics, we desire to know.  The desire to know expresses our humanity; it makes us human. By asking questions, we try to understand our world and ourselves.  Questions such as “Who am I” and “What … Continue reading →

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