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http://www.austhink.org/critical/

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:07:12 -0700

I have Rationale and I have to say it's a brilliant program for diagramming arguments. There are some open source ones too I think.

http://www.audiolicense.net/sfx/sfx_list.asp?subcat_id=9114

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:21:54 -0700

You have to pay for them.

Authority (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:03:53 -0800

Brilliant overview of political theory concentrating on the scope and nature of authority.

By Tom Christiano

Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate - NYTimes.com

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:27:36 -0800

From the page: "For the first time in a generation, the question of whether the death penalty deters murders has captured the attention of scholars in law and economics, setting off an intense new debate about one of the central justifications for capital punishment."

Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate - NYTimes.com

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:35:56 -0800

A good piece on the deterrent effect of capital punishment on murder rates. Doesn't justify capital punishment but does make the discussion more interesting.