Tag: the human mind

Evil: The Crime against Humanity. Hannah Arendt’s confrontation with totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt’s confrontation with totalitarianism The “total domination of man” was radically evil, in Arendt’s eyes, not only because it was unprecedented but because it did not make sense. She asked: Why should lust for power, which from the beginning of recorded history has been considered the political and social sin par excellence, suddenly transcend… Read More Evil: The Crime against Humanity. Hannah Arendt’s confrontation with totalitarianism

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By the light of brahman

Anand Vaidya and Manjula Menon Ideas from classical Indian philosophy help illuminate the enigmas of selfhood, consciousness and the nature of reality A note from Manjula Menon: My husband Anand Vaidya died on 11 October 2024, from complications due to cancer. He was only 48, yet had already carefully forged multiple trails through the contemporary philosophical landscape.… Read More By the light of brahman

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‘Alarming’: DU asks professor to submit text of proposed lecture at US university for leave approval

According to Apoorvanand Jha, a professor at DU, the university had informed him that his leave application could not be approved without consultation with the Union Ministry of Education. NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) professor Apoorvanand Jha said that the university administration has asked him to submit the text of his proposed lecture at an… Read More ‘Alarming’: DU asks professor to submit text of proposed lecture at US university for leave approval

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Dunkirk Veteran Weeps At Film Premiere: ‘It Was Just Like I Was There Again’

First posted July 24, 2017 Walking out of a Calgary, Canada, movie theater on Friday, where he’d just watched the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s highly acclaimed “Dunkirk,” 97-year-old war veteran Ken Sturdy was seen wiping tears from his eyes. “I never thought I’d see that again,” an emotional Sturdy, dressed in a jacket adorned with war… Read More Dunkirk Veteran Weeps At Film Premiere: ‘It Was Just Like I Was There Again’

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The Empty Classroom Crisis: Why Are Students Staying Away?

Student absenteeism is no longer limited to low-quality higher education institutions (HEIs). It has spread across all universities and colleges, including the most prestigious. Furqan Qamar Escaping lectures has become the norm rather than the exception in higher education. Most students now prefer to skip classes at the slightest pretext. Even strict measures–such as disallowing… Read More The Empty Classroom Crisis: Why Are Students Staying Away?

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On the Poverty of Student Life Considered in its Economic, Political, Psychological, Sexual, and Especially Intellectual Aspects, with a Modest Proposal for Doing Away With It (Strasbourg, 1966)

Situationist International and the Students of Strasbourg  November 1966 On the Poverty of Student Life: The Little Pamphlet that Started a Revolution The Situationist International (SI) was founded in 1957 by a half-dozen European avant-garde artists. Recent historical events, chiefly workers uprisings in East Germany, Poland and Hungary, convinced them that a social revolution was… Read More On the Poverty of Student Life Considered in its Economic, Political, Psychological, Sexual, and Especially Intellectual Aspects, with a Modest Proposal for Doing Away With It (Strasbourg, 1966)

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Lecturer claims Indian students in UK struggle to find jobs, end up returning home

A lecturer highlighted how Indian students prioritised part-time jobs over studies in the UK, leading many to return home without securing jobs. ““The reality is that most Indian students I teach lack basic communication skills, confidence, and curiosity. They are shy, reserved, and often passive in their learning” Mahipal Singh Chouhan A UK-based lecturer’s candid… Read More Lecturer claims Indian students in UK struggle to find jobs, end up returning home

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Teenage boys are in crisis. The message of ‘Adolescence’

Harmeet Kaur The world for kids today looks a lot different than it did for their parents. A scene from the hit Netflix series “Adolescence” captures just how vast that difference is. In the show’s second episode, Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe (Ashley Walters) is at a secondary school to investigate why 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen… Read More Teenage boys are in crisis. The message of ‘Adolescence’

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