(The following article of mine was first published in Metro India, an English daily newspaper from Hyderabad, on December 30, … More
Category: Western Philosophy
Luck Swallows Everything (on Free Will, or rather the lack of it)
This article, by Galen Strawson of Oxford University, appeared in the Times Literary Supplement(link is external) on June 26, 1998, and is … More
Epistemic Humility
Yes, one needs Epistemic Humility to be charitable in our dealings with other human beings. Epistemic humility is the intellectual … More
Chantal Mouffe Agonizes Over Agonism
Chantal Mouffe’s agonistic theory posits that political conflict is permanent and ineradicable. Rather than striving for rational consensus, healthy democracies … More
A Vision of a ‘Society Without Capitalism’
Can democratic socialism redeem the left without destroying capitalism? Democratic socialists are having a moment. But can they actually remake … More
Schopenhauer Explains Life in 20 minutes – The truth nobody wants to hear
Schopenhauer: Life Is Either Suffering or Boredom (There Is No Middle Ground)
Your Thoughts Are Not Yours (And You Don’t Even Know It)
Love is a skill, not a feeling | Alain de Botton
The Lover of Che and Marx
Samudrala Avinash Rahul Vamshi KrishnaWhat a long name. Does not sound at allLike the name of someoneWho belongs to the … More
