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Featured article: September 7, 2006

Hilary Putnam is an American philosopher and a central figure in Western philosophy since the 1960s, especially in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science. He is known for his willingness to apply an equal degree of scrutiny to his own philosophical positions and those of others, subjecting each position to rigorous analysis until he exposes its flaws. As a result, he has acquired a reputation for frequently changing his own position. In philosophy of mind, Putnam is known for his hypothesis of multiple realizability, and for the concept of functionalism, an influential theory regarding the mind-body problem. In philosophy of language, along with Saul Kripke and others, he developed the causal theory of reference, and formulated an original theory of meaning, inventing the notion of semantic externalism based on a famous thought experiment called Twin Earth. In philosophy of mathematics, he and his mentor W.V.O. Quine developed the "Quine-Putnam indispensability thesis," an argument for the reality of mathematical entities, later espousing the view that mathematics is not purely logical, but "quasi-empirical." In the field of epistemology, he is known for the "brain in a vat" thought experiment, which challenges epistemological skepticism. (more...)

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The hit song from the 1899 musical Florodora, which played a major role in developing the chorus line. A circa 1908 Edison Records recording by the "Edison Sextette" (Ada Jones, George S. Lenox, Corinne Morgan, Grace Nelson, Bob Roberts and Frank C. Stanley). (file info)

Featured picture: March 2, 2007

The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin, often incorrectly described as a daguerreotype. It is believed to have been taken in 1849 during the degenerative stages of his tuberculosis, shortly before his death. Chopin, a Polish pianist and composer of the Romantic era, is widely regarded as one of the most famous, influential, admired and prolific composers for the piano. He moved to Paris at the age of twenty, adopting the French variant of his name, "Frédéric-François", by which he is now known.

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Featured list: List of Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks

The Cleveland Browns joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1950 with the Baltimore Colts and San Francisco 49ers after having spent four seasons with the All-America Football Conference. The Browns' first selection as an NFL team was Ken Carpenter, a wide receiver from Oregon State. The team's most recent first round selection was Joe Haden, a cornerback from the University of Florida.

Selected number one overall *	Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame †

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1999	1	Tim Couch *	QB	Kentucky
2000	1	Courtney Brown *	DE	Penn State
2001	3	Gerard Warren	DT	Florida
2002	16	William Green	RB	Boston College	^[1]
2003	21	Jeff Faine	C	Notre Dame
2004	6	Kellen Winslow II	TE	Miami (Florida)	^[2]
2005	3	Braylon Edwards	WR	Michigan
2006	13	Kamerion Wimbley	LB	Florida State	^[3]
2007	3	Joe Thomas	OT	Wisconsin	^[4]
2007	22	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame	^[5]
2008	—	— No Pick	—	—	^[5]
2009	21	— Alex Mack	C	California	^[6]
2010	7	— Joe Haden	CB	Florida

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Featured topic: Dream Days at the Hotel Existence

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Dream Days at the Hotel Existence

"Lost and Running"

"I Don't Remember"

"Nobody Sees"

"Black Tears"

"Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)"

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