Augustus' Ravings: Recent Episodes
Augustus
Augustus pontificates about life, politics, philosophy and world events occasionally.
Daily show, ten minutes a day Tuesday to Sunday.
Augustus Raves for 20/06/2011
A quick look at how nuclear power works, what the risks are and why we use it. Looks at the Fuckishima reaction and the Chernobyl disaster and the much larger nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, USA. Why is chernobyl more infamous if Three Mile was bigger, thats what greepeace doesn't want you to know. :D
Constitutional Wednesdays - The Social Contract Augustus Raves for 16/06/2011
The idea of the social contract is one of the foundational principles of Angusine Constitutional Theory. It seesk to change the relationship between denziens and society, between people and civilisations. Changing the focus from rights to responsbilities.
Philosophical Mondays - Defining Death Augustus Raves for 13/06/2011
How do we define death. It seems like it may be a simple question but actually the answer has proven to be a lot more illusive than you might think. What is brain death, how do we state it? Does the definition of death change? Does it change only in the minds of the general populace? What are the legal ramifications? All this and more will be discussed in this Episode of...
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Meritocracy and the Branches of Government
A quick look at the idea of the seperation of powers and the function of each body in Angusine Constitutional Theory and how meritocracy is factored into each one. Meritocracy plays a crucial role in ACT and is one of the foundational structures supporting its workings.
Philosophical Mondays
Meritocracy; what does it mean, how does it work and why arn't we using, or are we using it but we just don't realise? A quick overview of meritocratic values and how they apply to rulership, democracy and buisness; where it is most observably implemented.
Philosophical Mondays
A quick dip into the ideas behind Liberalism as regards an individuals rights and the lmitations placed on those rights as regards his interaction with others.
Recent controversy over super injunctions or gagging orders has asked the question which right has more power: freedom of the press or the roight to privacy. At what stage does your privacy get overwritten, at what point do the media get to decide to print what TV shows you like, who you sleep with and your favourite ice-cream flavour.
Constitutional Wednesdays
In this episode we address the issue of democracy and how Angusine Constitutional Theory meets the Ethical and Practical Imperatives of Democratic value and also about the relativly novel and controversial manner in which its denziens are enfranchised.
Monday Episode - Philosophical The Nature of Democracy
Discussion of the ways in which democracy functions, what it means, types of democracy and enfranchisment, and why we need democracy.
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Augustus Raves Episode for 20/05/2011
Free advertising, a new format (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), and a look at my interpretation/iteration of the basic political spectrum.
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Episode for 19/05/2011 Everybody Daw Mohammed (PBUH) Day
The second Annual Draw mohammed Day is on Friday. Show your support for freedom of speech and stand agaisnt theocratic oppression. What It is, why people don't like it, and why I support it.
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Augustus Raves Episode for 18/05/2011 Revision, the Particulars of my
Unfortunately I have an exam this coming friday so i've been preoccupied. I thought perhaps an insight into the method behind the maddness of my revision technique would perhaps be useful, and also easy on my own brain.
Augustus Raves Episode for 17/05/2011
Second part of my Republicanism in the UK podcast. Dealing with constitutional issues abou the monarchy regarding the source of its authority and meritocratic isues arising from blood heridatery.
Augustus Raves for 16/05/11 Republicanism in the UK - Part One
An intorduction to UK Republicanism and the fiscal arguments for and against a dissolution of the UK monarchy. Note, includes poor humour.
Militarism and Pacifism Episode for 15/05/2011
Ravings on the similarities and crucial difference between my idea of militarism and pacifism.