PHILOSOPHY AND METAPHYSICS
Man with IQ higher than Einstein claims to know what happens after death What happens when we die? This enduring question spans philosophy, science, and culture. Chris Langan, an intellectual with groundbreaking theories, posits that death is a shift in reality, not an end. Meanwhile, scientific studies uncover brain act...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.56 AM IST- Spiritual atheist
Albert Camus, the French existentialist, famously declared himself neither a believer in God nor an atheist. He believed that non-belief in God doesn't automatically make one an atheist, as there are various shades of non-belief. Camus emphasized th...
07 Nov, 2024, 11.23 PM IST Booker-winning author Paul Lynch was not confident about his seminal novel ¡®Prophet Song¡¯ ?The novel, which Atlantic Monthly Press will release in the United States on Tuesday, follows Eilish, a biologist and mother of four whose busy domestic life in suburban Dublin is shattered when the secret police show up at her home looking for her...
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Theory of 'karma', mind management part of IIM Lucknow's latest course on Indian philosophy The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow is offering a course on "The Wisdom of Indian Philosophy" to help groom future industry leaders. The course draws inspiration from ancient Indian philosophy, including texts like the Bhagavad Gita, an...
06 Sep, 2023, 04.45 PM ISTBest Philosophy Books in India to Explore the Real Meaning of Life If you are looking for some of the best Philosophy books to read, then you have come to the right place. In this article, we have shared world-acclaimed books on the subject that you must read to satisfy your curiosity related to philosophy. We have...
06 Jun, 2023, 05.56 PM ISTPhysics and metaphysics Immersive experiences that exhilarate, challenge and thrill are being valued more than activities that involve mere observation or narration.
16 Mar, 2023, 11.00 PM ISTView: The bindi as the equalizer and Hindu women as seekers There are two points on which Pavan Varma falters. He says that the bindi is a symbol of patriarchy: he’s wrong. The fact that both men and women wear a bindi should dismiss any specious conflation of it with patriarchy
16 Nov, 2021, 02.54 PM ISTIdeas Down The Ages Narayani GaneshPhilosophically, we have transitioned through several stages of thought, each defined in terms of ‘ages’ as in ancient era, medieval era, age of renaissance, the reformation, age of reason or enlightenment during the 17th and 18th cen...
08 Jul, 2021, 10.56 PM ISTNoted Islamic philosopher and scientist Al-Farabi draws India-Kazakhstan closer Kazakh Ambassador to India Yerlan Alimbayev in his welcoming remarks stressed that the anniversary of al-Farabi is included in the calendar of UNESCO's memorable dates and events for 2020 and its celebration in Delhi will give a powerful impetus to ...
23 Feb, 2020, 09.01 PM ISTThis play explores the lessons on parent-child relationships from Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi The play is an original script written by Sundar Sarukkai and will premiere in Bengaluru.
30 Jun, 2018, 02.56 PM ISTDifference between kant and mere cant When the layman eavesdrops on a philosophy conference, he misses it.
03 May, 2018, 10.53 PM ISTBook seeks to take back Hinduism from hijackers: Tharoor According to the Lok Sabha member, the idea for his book 'Why I am a Hindu' had been churning around his head for some time.
04 Feb, 2018, 04.36 PM ISTIndia's mythological TV dramas a big hit in China "Indian mythology itself is just fascinating. Its philosophy and worldview, which are very exotic, have been a wonderful new world to me," Yang Buhui, 29, who works in the gaming industry, said.
03 May, 2017, 09.53 PM IST14 books that inspired Steve Jobs "The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts."
29 Oct, 2015, 06.10 PM ISTSave Hinduism from its saviours One is dealing with in a book like On Hinduism is a philosophical & historical exploration of origins of a religion, symbolic significance of gods & goddesses.
24 Mar, 2014, 01.06 PM ISTThe Art of Creation Intellectuals are not fond of delving into this because they say this is the province of philosophy and metaphysics, and scientists save a similar reasoning for themselves.
20 Mar, 2014, 04.26 AM IST- Jumbo or Mumbo?
Western philosophy also had along history of such debates: whether reality is ultimately one or ultimately many things.
14 Jun, 2013, 05.00 AM IST Gardner of beliefs Martin Gardner, who died at 95 recently, became synonymous with recreational math with his column in Scientific American. But he also had a remarkably prolific literary career: he wrote fiction, books on philosophy, physics, religion and magic. He a...
17 Jun, 2010, 04.44 AM ISTSave your dreams from setbacks Harold Varmus, who won the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on oncogenes, marvels at the role chance and dogged persistence have played in his career. His father was a general physician and wanted the son to follow his example. Varmus obliged b...
07 Apr, 2010, 05.27 AM ISTOmni-anything can be very boring A question which never itself usually comes up for querying is whether God has to necessarily be all-powerful, present everywhere and right about everything each time? If we can move past this seemingly difficult hurdle and answer it — say, in the n...
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