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Does philosophy have a timeless essence? Are the writings that have come down to us over the centuries from philosophers of genius mere souvenirs from a bygone era? Or are their thoughts still eminently worth examining with care? Modern Challenges to Past Philosophy argues pondering past philosophy with modern problems in mind is worth the effort, even though earlier works are uninformed by modern science and lack some of tools of modern analysis. The great texts defamiliarize our world and offer solutions to crucial questions often forgotten as we fixate on current philosophical trends. Moder

Introduction / John M. Schuessler and Adam R. Seipp -- The Airlift: An Overview -- The Airlift: "The Air Force Can Deliver Anything" / Jared Donnelly --. The Cold War, the German Question, and the Berlin Crisis -- US Policy on the Road to Berlin: The Role of Ideology and Power / Paul C. Avey -- The Superpowers: America, Germany, and the Origins of Bipolarity / James McAllister -- Was the Berlin Crisis a Turning Point? / Joshua Shifrinson -- The Airlift in Germany -- Donuts, Cab Drivers, and Gold Rush Towns: Germans Encounter the US Army, 1945-1952 / Adam R. Seipp -- Hearts, Minds, and Stomachs: The Propaganda Value of Food during the Berlin Airlift / Kaete O'Connell -- Looking for German Resistance: The Berlin Blockade between 20 July and 17 June 5 / Paul Steege -- There Is No Closing Time: Tourism to Cold War Berlin / Jason Johnson.