Facts v Opinions
Which is more important, a fact or an opinion on any given subject? It might be tempting to say the fact. But not so fast… Lately, we find ourselves lamenting…
Free Thought and Official Propaganda
“We must believe before we can doubt, and doubt before we can deny,” W.H. Auden observed in his commonplace book. Half a century earlier, Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970), the great poet…
Albert Camus : His Philosophy
Albert Camus was an extremely handsome, mid 20th century French Algerian philosopher and writer whose claim to our attention is based on three novels: The Outsider, The Plague, The Fall…
You Start Dying Slowly by Martha Medeiros
You start dying slowly if you do not travel, if you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself….
The Will to Doubt
“The protection of minorities is vitally important; and even the most orthodox of us may find himself in a minority some day, so that we all have an interest in…
Ancient Indian Philosophy
Books have been published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a part of a series called Cultural Leaders of India. The object of the series is to offer the general…
Love, Marriage and Sex – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
One of my role models on “love and friendship” is the German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 OCT 1844 – 25 AUG 1900). In my view, there is no philosopher…