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The Fear of Cults and the Courage to Think

The word cult comes from the Latin colere, meaning to cultivate—a root it shares with words like culture and agriculture. It originally referred to tending, (continue reading)

The Joy of Discipline

You may ask what joy can discipline bring? Doesn’t discipline suggest a rigid, regimented life? Evoking images of hard work, full of rules and regulations (continue reading)

Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Intelligence: A Philosophical Perspective

When writing this article, artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the most spoken-about topics worldwide for a while, with equally mixed views of great (continue reading)

The Importance of Hope

The story of Pandora is an ancient Greek myth of which many different versions exist. The one written by Hesiod in the 7th century BCE, (continue reading)

Jatakas: The Eternal Interplay between Virtue and Karma

Jataka in Sanskrit means birth stories. The Jatakas are a collection of over 500 stories that recount the past lives of Siddhartha Gautama, the being (continue reading)

Celebrating World Philosophy Day: Building Unity through Diversity

By establishing World Philosophy Day, UNESCO has underlined the enduring value of Philosophy as a discipline that can transform individuals & societies, by developing critical (continue reading)

Do You Want to Time Travel? Or the Power of Historical Fiction

Since the early days of science fiction, man has been dreaming of building a time machine. But what if I told you time machines are (continue reading)

The Lessons of Prosperity

‘No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.’ (Adam Smith) “The best things in (continue reading)

Building Values of the Olympic Spirit

Some of us from New Acropolis (India North), along with 17 other countries came together to take part in the 8-day long, Philosophical-Sports Pre-Season event (continue reading)

Losing the Battle, but not the War: Life Lessons through Muay Thai

I plunged into the sport of Muay Thai as an adventure, to know and develop myself as an athlete, but little did I know that (continue reading)