There is a saying that the ultimate of physics is philosophy. I agree. No matter how this world change or evolve, and how technology develops, we may find many ways to preserve our memories and history, but we are still forgetting. A man who lives forever is a man who reads all. I ...
" Xi told Party officials, quoting ancient philosophers. Confucius said, "The trouble lies not in scarcity but in uneven distribution; not in poverty but insecurity," and Mencius called on people to "care for the elderly and the children of others ...
In the chapter of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" you refer to, Nietzsche summarizes it all in a decisive question: "Shall we keep the song of the Earth" and we can add: but does the Earth want us?It is interesting to note the transition of philosophers in the last few centuries, from ...
you might say – it becomes difficult not to value each moment primarily according to its usefulness for some future goal, or for some future oasis of relaxation you hope to reach once your tasks are finally ‘out of the way’. Superficially, this seems like a sensible way to ...
When in the midst of an unfocused crowd struggling to be heard, it helps to have a bullhorn. That’s the idea behind amplification, right? A little extra help to shape and project your voice over an increasingly cacophonous din? And though it’s something philosophers may debate, our gener...
The religion of Islam rests on revelation but attaches great importance to mind. However, Islam does not deem it everything. That philosophers, who rest on mind, get at different conclusions shows that mind alone is not enough to work out all mysteries of the universe. Just as one needs...
Very often do the captains of such ships take those absent-minded young philosophers to task, upbraiding them with not feeling sufficient interest in the voyage... But all in vain; those young Platonists have a notion that their vision is imperfect... lulled into such an opium-like listlessn...
The phrase has been spoofed by computer scientist John McCarthy, to make the opposite point: "As the Chinese say, 1001 words is worth more than a picture." Modern times are considered an age of rationality. As far as the Western, so-called «First World» is concerned, there is ...
whereas the more civilized nations consider it as a mere animal function. Compare the western views and practice in these matters with the Institutions of Manu in regard to the laws of Grihasta and married life. The true Brahmin is thus indeed “he whose seven forefathers have drunk the juice...
“Why did I have to be so fascinated with The Renaissance?” I asked myself. I could have this entire assignment done by now. I looked down at the worksheet, and I had only done half of it. I laughed at this because I knew all the answers. “Well, I guess all that researching ...