Democracy and Demagoguery: Plato’s Gorgias in the Age of Trump (Part II) | Steven Smith
This article is a continuation of this article. The Challenge of Callicles Callicles’ interjection into the discussion reveals the final...
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- Jan 25, 2018
- 20 min
Democracy and Demagoguery: Plato’s Gorgias in the Age of Trump (Part I)| Steven Smith
“I’m not just an entertainer. I’m an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force . . . a force!” ...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 6 min
The Basic Structure Doctrine: Defining the “Basic” in the Indian Constitution and its (un)amendabili
For almost four decades now, the basic structure doctrine has come to be recognized as the bedrock of Indian Constitutional philosophy....
- Jan 24, 2018
- 5 min
Judicial Expression of Dissent | Talha Abdul Rahman
Amidst the views and counter views on #JudgesMutiny what has been ignored is that our judicial system expects, and in fact thrives, on...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 15 min
Do We Live in an Era that is Post-Truth? | John Searle
Introduction In intellectual matters the idea that some phenomenon B is “post” some other phenomenon A typically suggests more than just...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 9 min
Why Photography | William Dalrymple
In the gusty, blustery, leaf-blown autumn of 1986, the painter, Derek Hill, rang out of the blue and invited me to lunch at his club in...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 6 min
Can Hindu Liberals Criticise Muslim Bigots | Ramachandra Guha
In March 1937, Mahatma Gandhi published an article entitled ‘Need for Tolerance’. This was in response to a letter he had received from a...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 6 min
It Doesn’t Work Like That | Bruhad Dave
It was a very fine day at Ravi & Son. The shop had got a very large order for a variety of packed provisions that day, for the tourists...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 8 min
On the “#Me Too” Movement | Prerna Anilkumar
ವಿಮೋಚನೆ or Vimōcane (Kannada). విముక్తి or Vimukti (Telugu). വിമോചനം or vimēācanaṁ (Malyalam). স্বাধীনতা or Sbādhīnatā (Bengali)....
- Jan 24, 2018
- 5 min
The Indian “Psychologies” | Mitakshara Medhi
As soon as one is introduced to the discipline of Psychology in India, the first thing the individual is taught is that Psychology was...
- Jan 24, 2018
- 19 min
On Human Forgiveness | Ingvar Johansson
Forgiveness and religion All the great religions regard forgiving as a virtue. I take Gandhi’s famous saying “The weak can never forgive;...