“People start with the assumption that their body-mind complex and the world are real. Once they do that, it’s very … More
Author: D. Samarender Reddy
Philosopher & Poet. Holds degrees in Medicine (MBBS) and Economics (MA, The Johns Hopkins University). Certified programmer. An avid reader. Worked in various capacities as a medical writer, copywriter, copyeditor, software programmer, newspaper columnist, and content writer. Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.in/stores/D.-Samarender-Reddy/author/B0CB7PMW36
My Dear, No Such Thing as Karma
This world of names and forms is mere imagination, so don’t take for real all the concepts they drill into … More
First Dates and Falling in Love
Many people fall in love for all the wrong reasons, including a romanticized notion of what their partner is really … More
Friendship Perfectionism
Psychoanalyst Virginia Goldner distinguishes between two types of safety in relationships, “the flaccid safety of permanent coziness,” maintained by ignoring … More
Friendship Paradox
“Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You” is a 1991 paper from Scott Feld published in the American Journal … More
People I Like
“I like some people for their intellect. I like some people for their humility. It is terrific, of course, if … More
Deep Thinking
“Deep thinking invites either suffering or liberation.”—D. Samarender Reddy
Devoted to Being Alone
She happyI happyNo pointTogetherUnhappy.This secretFew knowAlonenessDevoteesBlessed.
Feminism for Women by Julie Bindel
Bindel, who believes, not without reason, that misogyny is on the rise and that women are in growing danger of … More
Relevance of Rawls’ “Ideal Theory”
Surely Mills is right that just policies must recognize and respond to existing racial disparities and other injustices. The policies … More
Know Thyself 