Augustus' Ravings

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 ...  Show more

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 civilisation ...  Show more

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 o ...  Show more

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 st ...  Show more

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.