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      <title>Pursuit of Happiness</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1322/pursuit-of-happiness.html</link>
      <description>Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness. </description>
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      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2006-10-27-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>A World Without Pain</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1169/a-world-without-pain.html</link>
      <description>An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Sociology/">Sociology</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2005-09-03-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>John Dewey Site Launched</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1163/john-dewey-site-launched.html</link>
      <description>A new John Dewey reference site was loaded today. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/SMO_News/">SMO News</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2005-08-25-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Creative Arts</title>
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      <description>Essay on creative arts and the true value of art and creativity. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Art_Essay/">Art Essay</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2005-08-01-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Renaissance Man</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1090/renaissance-man.html</link>
      <description>An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Sociology/">Sociology</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2005-03-18-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The Value of Art</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1049/the-value-of-art.html</link>
      <description>An essay on the value of art. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Art_Essay/">Art Essay</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2005-01-31-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Reflections on the precariousness of life</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/801/reflections-on-the-precariousness-of-life.html</link>
      <description>Philosophical essay on life and death. <![CDATA[ <br/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_801_1.jpg" alt="feather outline"/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_801_2.jpg" alt="feather outline"/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_801_3.jpg" alt="blown tire"/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_801_4.jpg" alt="hungry"/>]]></description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2004-08-09-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>What to Believe</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/683/what-to-believe.html</link>
      <description>A statement on how I approach Belief. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2004-06-07-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Chaos</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/526/chaos.html</link>
      <description>Even chaos has a pattern. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2004-01-17-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>A Perspective on Futurism</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/446/a-perspective-on-futurism.html</link>
      <description>Compilation of facts and thoughts on futurism origin and effects. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Art_Essay/">Art Essay</category>
      <author>corbin thomas</author>
      <pubDate>2003-12-08-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Why I believe in free will</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/374/why-i-believe-in-free-will.html</link>
      <description>Why a skeptic believes in free will. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2003-09-02-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The most important things</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/294/the-most-important-things.html</link>
      <description>Putting human struggles and value into perspective. <![CDATA[ <br/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_Shawn_mom_faith_hosp1.jpg" alt="Donna &amp; Faith"/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_Shawn_donna_olson_port3.jpg" alt="Donna Olson"/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_Shawn_mom_dad_flag1.jpg" alt="Donna &amp; Donald"/>]]></description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2003-04-28-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The art of judging</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/192/the-art-of-judging.html</link>
      <description>The art of judging has been undermined by misinterpretations of historic flaws in judging. </description>
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      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2003-01-10-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The Happy Worker</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/112/the-happy-worker.html</link>
      <description>An essay on the coomon person\'s role in the workforce by Shawn Olson. </description>
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      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Human ability and prejudice</title>
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      <description>Prejudice is a part of our world fading, but never quickly enough. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The mind and body</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/69/the-mind-and-body.html</link>
      <description>Why we need to exercise both mind and body. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>My feelings on God</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/68/my-feelings-on-god.html</link>
      <description>The personal views of Shawn Olson on God. </description>
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      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>My failed faith</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/67/my-failed-faith.html</link>
      <description>The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Society's sentiment towards evolution</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/66/societys-sentiment-towards-evolution.html</link>
      <description>People argue against evolution all the time when they've never read about it. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The paradox of cultural relativism</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/65/the-paradox-of-cultural-relativism.html</link>
      <description>Don't the relativists know they can't argue for relativism? </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The nature of apathy</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/64/the-nature-of-apathy.html</link>
      <description>To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it? </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The Public Disdain for Science</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/60/the-public-disdain-for-science.html</link>
      <description>An essay about common public opinion towards science. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Miscellaneous/">Miscellaneous</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Sociology/">Sociology</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Bruce Lee's Philosophy</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/55/bruce-lees-philosophy.html</link>
      <description>A review of Bruce Lee's philosphical outlook. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Miscellaneous/">Miscellaneous</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>Artists come a dime-a-dozen</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/52/artists-come-a-dime-a-dozen.html</link>
      <description>The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century. <![CDATA[ <br/><img src="http://www.shawnolson.net/media/thumb_1_Shawn_og_cartoon.gif" alt="Og Cartoon"/>]]></description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Art_Essay/">Art Essay</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Cartoons/">Cartoons</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The Forgotten Philosopher: A Look at John Dewey</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/43/the-forgotten-philosopher-a-look-at-john-dewey.html</link>
      <description>An essay delving into the educational philosophy of John Dewey. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Education/">Education</category><category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The idea of love</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/35/the-idea-of-love.html</link>
      <description>A philosophical look at the human emotion of love, originally printed in the Messenger. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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      <title>The other end of life</title>
      <link>http://www.shawnolson.net/a/34/the-other-end-of-life.html</link>
      <description>An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger. </description>
      	<category domain="http://www.shawnolson.net/topics/Philosophy/">Philosophy</category>
      <author>Shawn Olson</author>
      <pubDate>2002-10-20-05:00</pubDate>
	  
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