November 2019 – Reason and The Passions

Was Manu an Ideal Lawgiver ?

This was an argumentative essay I did as part of my Political Thought(2018) course . Since this is quite a controversial topic I hope that I’ll have some constructive criticism here. 1. INTRODUCTION Manu has been at the forefront of political debate with “Manuwaadi” being used a pejorative. The Manusmriti has been considered the theoreticalContinue reading “Was Manu an Ideal Lawgiver ?”

A Case for Individuality: The Giver

This reflective article was one of my earliest , published in my school magazine in 2016 dealing with Lois Lowery’s treatment of utopia in her book The Giver. Some of the arguments made here are dated , yet I think that it makes for good reading all the same. My favourite books are not theContinue reading “A Case for Individuality: The Giver”

Welcome

“One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing “ — Plato(The Apology) While I can’t claim to be as much of a know-nothing as Socrates , these are indeed the ramblings of a wannabe student of the social sciences. Some of this is original others derivative ; a few academic andContinue reading “Welcome”