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Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible’; famous English philosopher-mathematician on wisdom through acceptanceRenowned thinker Bertrand Russell's quote of the day proposed a surprising path to happiness: acknowledging the world's harsh realities. In...- Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer: 'Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.' Life advice from German philosopher who admired Indian texts like Upanishads & Bhagavad GitaArthur Schopenhauer, a 19th-century German philosopher, posited that while individuals can act on their desires, they cannot choose those d...
- Quote of the day by famous mathematician, Bertrand Russell: 'To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead'Bertrand Russell, a towering 20th-century philosopher, logician, and mathematician, reshaped modern thought through analytic philosophy and...
- Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric'Bertrand Russell was a towering intellectual figure. He championed independent thought and intellectual courage throughout his life. Russel...
- Fredric Jameson (1934-2024): Philosopher, cultural critic, and America's pre-eminent Marxist cultural thinkerFredric Jameson, a renowned cultural critic, passed away at 90. Known for his extensive work across various humanities disciplines, he taug...
- You think, therefore you think you are...It is a Catch-22 situation. Or even a compounded Catch-44 one. But where did the problem start? What was the thin edge of the wedge, the be...
- What do I know?We often say in Latin, ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ --skillfulness takes time and life is short. Mystics and ancient Greek gymnosophists believ...
- Do mind your language, and of others tooHe summed up his mistrust of the verbal in the famous conclusion to his 1921 magnum opus, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus, 'Whereof we canno...
- View: New agriculture laws need reformatting to win back farmersGoI’s proposal to supplement the state-run mandis with a two-tier system by which farmers can opt for any buyer of their choice, or continu...
- Investors should ignore 'useless' risk calculations. Here's whyWhen reality does not fit an estimate or prediction, it is not difficult to guess where the root of the problem lies.
- Will Stephen Hawking be buried in UK's brainiest cemetery?Rumours suggest that the astrophysicist will be buried alongside many greats of Cambridge University.
- Arun Shourie digs deep into pain in his new book, 'Does He Know a Mother's Heart?'This time around, Arun Shourie could be forgiven for repeatedly digressing before he returns to the heart of his argument or observation.
- Future of Internet search: The mind readersIn 10 years, search engines will 'read your mind' to deliver what you are looking for.
- Dilip Chitre's works radiate lyricality of poemWell-known Marathi poet Dilip Chitre's works on paper, now on show in Mumbai, radiates the lyricality of a good poem.
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