tough questions

Is the United States a Theocracy?

Is there any place left for system-building in philosophy?

Why should we be concerned about the welfare of future generations?

Is there too much law?

What is the difference between property and wealth?

Should people accused of serious criminal offences be entitled to anonymity unless and until convicted?

Should the law prohibit assisting the suicide of a mentally competent adult?

Does style matter in historical writing?

„I often think it odd that it should be so dull, for a great deal of it must be invention‟ [JANE AUSTEN on history] Discuss

If archaeologists and historians communicated better with each other, which would gain more?

What understandings of the past may be unlocked by the concept of „masculinity‟?

What can economics contribute to legal theory and practice?

Is capitalism inherently unstable?

Is it useful to talk in terms of the „bottom billion‟ of the world‟s poorest people?

While considering the capacity of economics to explain recent economic events,

Is lexicography a science or an art?

„A people that grows accustomed to sloppy writing is a people in process of losing grip on its empire and on itself‟ [EZRA POUND] Discuss

Does pleasure always have a cultural function?

What is the function of criticism at the present time?

Is the popularization of classical culture in modern cinema of any value?