Debates about the existence of free will have traditionally been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free … More
Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
Who is a Kafir?
“It [Kafir] has nothing to do with the absence of belief in the Islamic doctrine of divinity and prophecy. No … More
Who Is the Thinker & Doer?
Consider this logic: Are you the thinker of your thoughts? Clearly not because it’s not as if you are sitting … More
Gender Equality
“…the feminist anthropologist Eleanor Leacock’s suggestion [was] that most members of what are called egalitarian societies seem less interested in … More
Egalitarianism
The Oxford social anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard published his classic ethnography of the Sudanese Nuer community (who were held out … More
Five Sacred Duties (Dharma)
Pancha Maha Yajna (Five Sacred Duties) – The Dharma The five sacred duties are: Deva yajna – to the Lord-Iswara;Pitr. … More
Bruno Latour, Philosopher on the Social Basis of Scientific Facts, Dies at 75
But a single thread ran through all of his work: the notion that facts do not exist outside of society, … More
Our Universal Civilization by VS Naipaul
A later realization—I suppose I have sensed it most of my life, but I have understood it philosophically only during … More
Questions Worth Asking & Answers Worth Seeking
“My whole life and all my aspirations, dreams, hopes, desires, fears, and loves in it are based on my conviction … More
Personhood and Individuality
Here is a wonderfully written piece by my dear friend Balakrishnan Satyam on the interesting subject of personhood. There are … More
Know Thyself 