Category: Political Philosophy
The things that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism”
The one thing that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre.htm) is this: “Our … More
“Essence Precedes Existence”, or Taking on Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre, that quintessential French philosopher of the 20th century, pronounced in his famous 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” … More
Suhel Seth ‘Unfiltered’ Like Never Before On Indian Education & More | Episode 13| Baatein Dil Se
Delightful conversation with Suhel Seth. Hel Seth! WYSIWYG with Suhel!
“The man who knows too much…”
‘Tis Time To Forget This Nonsensical World
On my WhatsApp account, suddenly I was automatically logged out of the WhatsApp open on my laptop and I got … More
Beyond the Dichotomy of Good and Bad
“We see the world not as it is but as we are.”—This famous quote—popularized by author Anaïs Nin and later … More
So, you want to understand life…
“Be fearless and be yourself, even if it means opposing the whole world and standing alone against it…only then you … More
“To hell with others”
Tell yourself “To hell with others”, and go for amour de soi and NOT amour propre. https://thewire.in/society/keeping-up-with-the-joneses
Encumbered Self: The Communitarian Critique of Liberalism by Michael Walzer
Here’s how Michael Walzer (one of the key proponents of Communitarianism, the other important member of this school, who could … More
Know Thyself 