Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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a sacred sanctuary.
What would my dream library look like? J you could not ask for a more perfect question. I was brought up in family where the study was a sanctuary where we went to sharpen our mind or lick our wounds. After all the perfect tranquillity in life, is found nowhere else but in a retreat,…
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Historiography
Historiography Is the writing of history, the writings of history based on critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from authentic materials and synthesis the particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods. It can also be called the principles theory, a history of historical writing. Two tendencies of history…
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Oligarchy
Oligarchy is a term that refers to a govt. Run by a few specially a small faction of persons or families. Dadabhai Naoroji refers to this as one of the causes of the draining of wealth from the subcontinent. In his books Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, he talks of draining of 200-300 Million…
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Outflow
One thing I really like about the tradition of Devi Bhagavatam or the Shakti cult is the fundamental belief that everything in the universe is energy and since energy is dynamic energy is feminine. Many of us do give, old clothes, and unwanted to things. Some of us even donate money or help others, but…
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