Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers Mahesh Kishore SHF Publications, 2019 (order here) Just finished reading this remarkable study of the relationship of Krishnamurti and his younger brother Nityananda. The author provides a very intimate and sympathetic narrative of their deep friendship in the context of the World Teacher Project inaugurated by the then leaders … Continue reading “Review – Nitya: A Tale of Two Brothers”
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Global Rift: The Third World Comes of Age (Review)
Last summer I read with pleasure Dr. Stravianos’ historical narrative of the genesis of the Third World during the 400 year expansion of capitalism throughout the world. The dean of ‘world systems analysis’ Immanuel Wallerstein [3] stated about the book: “There is no comparable work that covers the whole Third World over a four-century period. … Continue reading “Global Rift: The Third World Comes of Age (Review)”
Environmental Virtue Ethics–Review
Environmental Virtue Ethics Philip Cafaro and Ronald D. Sandler (editors) Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. Print. A Review-essay by Josef Mathews “No Man is an Island,” writes poet John Donne. The idea contained in those words is a profound and timeless truth. It refers to the sea of connections that bind human beings. Environmental … Continue reading “Environmental Virtue Ethics–Review”
Entertaining, Type-II Error-prone, Axiomatic Skepticism: An Incomplete Form of Systemic Doubt
Review of “The Perks of Paranoia” (Video; 2013; 3.30 mins) by Christopher Griffin. Though the creator of the entertaining video, Christopher Griffin, used the fruitful idea of “hyper-active threat detection” derived from evolutionary psychology to explain the tendency of some hyper-active brains to see conspiracies where there are none, he is only giving a part … Continue reading “Entertaining, Type-II Error-prone, Axiomatic Skepticism: An Incomplete Form of Systemic Doubt”