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Conversations in Print

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What is it to be human?

what science can and cannot tell us

10 July, 2001

Kenan Malik , author of The Meaning of Race (1996) and Man, Beast and Zombie (2000), challenges naturalistic explanations of human behaviour.

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Maybe I do

marriage and commitment in singleton society

April, 2002

Marriage as an institution has been in decline for decades, but even unmarried cohabitation now seems to be on the wane. Is the 'singleton society' simply a result of greater freedom? Jennie Bristow argues that the reluctance to commit indicate a deeper malaise.

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Museums for 'The People'?

11 November, 2001

Josie Appleton's book asks if it Is the primary role of museums to look after their collections or to attract audiences? Should curators be concerned with research or entertainment? Who are 'The People' to whom museums must cater, and what do they really want?