Articles

Karl Raimund Popper:

Stephen Thornton

An outline of the life and ideas of the Austrian born, British thinker, Karl Popper.
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Early Iowa settlers - The edge of the timbers:

Marti Talbot

Recollections of Matilda Kennet and the life of a US settler in the 1800's. [ READ 1 ]

Vergil

James Allan Evans

A concise article about Vergil (AKA Virgil), Latin poet and author of the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, a narrative poem in twelve books. [READ 1 ]

Narcissists, sex and fidelity:

Dr Sam Vaknin

Question: Are Narcissists mostly hyperactive or hypoactive sexually and to what extent are they likely to be infidel in marriage? [ READ 1  2 ]

Junk mail and the art of hype:

Bill Mason

The art of hype pervades advertising of all kinds. You can see it everywhere you go. It's characterized by its extensive use of exclamation points, big words, powerful colors, and giant pictures. [ READ 1  2 ]

Pathological Narcissism at a glance:

Dr sam Vaknin

What is NPD?
An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy,usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts. Five (or more) of the following criteria must be met: [READ 1  2  3 ]

Financial crises and global capital flows:

Dr Sam Vaknin

The recent upheavals in the world financial markets were quelled by the immediate intervention of both international financial institutions such as the IMF and of domestic ones in the developed countries, such as the Federal Reserve in the USA. [ READ 1 ]