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But I've just scratched the surface here, so I invite readers to contribute their own suggestions. 1). Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War. An all-time classic, which I first read as a college sophomore. 2). Combines biology and macro-history in a compelling fashion, explaining why small differences in climate, population, agronomy, and the like turned out to have far-reaching effects on the evolution of human societies and the long-term balance of power. 3). 4). 5). 6). 7). 8). 9). Financial glossary: A-C. The current financial crisis has thrown terminology from the business pages onto the front pages of newspapers, with jargon now abounding everywhere from the coffee bar to the back of a taxi. Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, as well as some of the more exotic words coined to describe some of the social effects of the financial crisis.
AAA-rating The best credit rating that can be given to a borrower's debts, indicating that the risk of a borrower defaulting is minuscule. Administration A rescue mechanism for UK companies in severe trouble. It allows them to continue as a going concern, under supervision, giving them the opportunity to try to work their way out of difficulty. A firm in administration cannot be wound up without permission from a court. AGM An annual general meeting, which companies hold each year for shareholders to vote on important issues such as dividend payments and appointments to the company's board of directors. Monash Association of Debaters: Monash Debating Review Past Editions. Monash Association of Debaters: Handbooks and Guides. MAD Member Training Handbook MAD Training Handbook 2010.pdf This is the ‘course reader’ for MAD’s training sessions this semester.
It is is compilation of many of the following debating guides. Each chapter roughly corresponds to a training session and will be referred to in member training sessions. MAD has a limited number of printed copies still available for free – see Victor Finkel to get one. Australia-Asia Guide to Debating AADG.pdf This is an introductory debating resource that is also extremely useful for adjudicators. Training Guide for Univesity Debating: Tips, Tactics and First Principles Tim Sonnreich's Guide.pdf This is an excellent resource for debaters who already are comfortable with the rules and are looking for ways to take their debating to the next step. A Guide to First Principles for ideas junkies GuideToFirstPrinciples.pdf Also by Tim Sonreich, this guide helps explain the way first principles can be used to create a powerful foundation from which to build cases.
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature. Professor Tamar Gendler, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science Description Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields. The course is structured around three intertwined sets of topics: Happiness and Flourishing; Morality and Justice; and Political Legitimacy and Social Structures. Texts Required texts Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, translated Terence Irwin.
Blackburn, Simon. Epictetus. Haidt, Jonathan. Plato, Republic, trans. Shay, Jonathan. Course Packet/Online Annas, Julia. Ariely, Dan. Ariely, Dan and Klaus Wertenbroch. Batson, Daniel C. Boethius. Boorse, Christopher and Roy Sorensen. Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Darley, John and Thane S. Doris, John. Evans, Jonathan St. Freud, Sigmund.
Gendler, Tamar Szabó. Homer, The Iliad. Hume, David. Rawls, John.