Egalitarianism

The Oxford social anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard published his classic ethnography of the Sudanese Nuer community (who were held out … 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

A later realization—I suppose I have sensed it most of my life, but I have understood it philosophically only during … More

The degree to which we hate each other has gone up more or less steadily and continuously. You might just … More

In truth, the divides are not nearly as neat as they may seem. The events of the last decade have … More

Plato tested the king by stressing the radical difficulty and lifestyle transformation that true philosophy involves: Those who are not … More

On Watching “The Kashmir Files” I watched today The Kashmir Files at Inox in GVK One Mall in Banjara Hills … More

The dropout was not just a hippy-trippy hedonist but a paranoid soul, who feared brainwashing and societal control …but it … More

Last summer, my idea was to have that initial discussion about Senator Tom Cotton’s recently published op-ed in the New … More

“I used to believe socialism was a failed idea. But then capitalism went too far. Now, I believe we need … More