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whether any animal behaviour can be regarded as the result of a rational thought

Arndt Sorge's analysis of globalization combines rigorous theoretical reasoning with empirically-grounded analysis

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Inventing the Novel tablix • Planning and rehearsing yourInventing the Novel uses the work of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin (1895 1975) to explore the ancient origins of the modern novel. The analysis focuses on one of the most elusive works of classical antiquity, the Satyrica, written by Nero's courtier, Petronius Arbiter (whose singular suicide, described by Tacitus, is as famous as his novel). Petronius was the most lauded ancient novelist of the twentieth century and the Satyrica served as