The Philosopher and the Mystic: On the role of logic as the pathway to truth
A portrait of Indian philosophy saint Adi Sankara. Academic philosophy and mysticism do not go hand in hand. One of the first subjects in any philosophy course in the analytic tradition is logic....
View ArticleSchools of Thought: Anglosaxon versus Continental Philosophy
I have now completed 75% of my undergraduate and can almost see light at the end of the tunnel. I started studying in 1996 at the Open Universiteit of the Netherlands, where I completed my first year....
View ArticleThe Truth About Pi
Smoking sheesha in Luxor, Egypt My idea of having a great time: smoking sheesha in Egypt, wearing my favourite T-shirt (ThinkGeek.com). The print on the shirt consists of the first 4,493 digits of the...
View ArticleThe Psychic Octopus is a Fraud
Many people believe that supernatural forces exist that can be controlled to help them shape their lives and the lives of others. Since time immemorial, shamans have been employed by the members of...
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