2020
Do we really need literature in our lives?
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Debate #109 · Society, social change and institutions
Does literature still matter in a utilitarian, digital age?
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All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (4)PositionsSame themeIs Pakistan's family system breaking down or adapting to social change?Is crime in Pakistan driven more by inequality or by weak social control?Have globalisation and digital media eroded or enriched Pakistan's culture and social fabric?Asked before
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Examiners want: What literature does for society and individuals, its role as criticism of life, decline of reading, a reasoned position
The questions
2017
Literature is a lonely planet of idealists.
2011
The pleasures of reading.
2010
Literature is the best criticism of life.
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