Specific ideas – democracy, socialism, monarchy, aristocracy, theocracy, dictatorship, authoritarianism etc. – behind the formation of human governments.
The algorithm used in the Facebook data breach trawled through personal data for information on sexual orientation, race, gender – and even intelligence and childhood trauma Source: How Cambridge Analytica turned Facebook ‘likes’ into a lucrative political tool | Technology | The Guardian Public data has become a means of dispassionately looking at humanity for […]
Nuclear technology is not bad in itself. We have understood the sun and the stars, and in a way, have harnessed the same power to a lesser extent. We have controlled fission, and are yet to understand ways to control fusion for peaceful purposes. The insistence on using solar energy to fulfill the requirements for electricity […]
One would normally consider the taking of sides as being counter-intuitive to the idea of development. Whatever resources we have, we would want to use them in a planned, organized, and united effort to get the best possible results. There is a number of examples of this. In a family, when the father, mother, and […]
Predictions are humanly impossible and are equally common. Yes, as rare as they should be, they, in fact, form a part of everyday speech. Whenever someone says, I will do this and I will do that, we are in a sense indulging in a prediction. It is our certainty about life itself and our ability […]
To avoid distraction, I have placed a note in the footer. Please read it first, if you wish, to gain perspective about this presentation. The nature of humans and the nature of government: It would seem that by now we would be absolutely clear about these two matters. As it turns out, we are not. […]
It is easier to answer the question, what is democracy as compared to why is democracy. Yes, why is democracy favored and touted as the ideal principle for governance, even though its failure was anticipated right from the time of Plato. As it is practically impossible for all the people to get together and make […]
If one were to make a most basic study of the idea of democracy, it would readily be understood that it stands on the principle of transfer of power. Decades ago and as it happened for centuries, when even the possibility of the existence of the Internet and communication technology as we have today could […]
It has to be maintained that, when history would look back upon the Indian government’s decision of demonetization, factors more significant than political party and economics would be considered. Â Did the present Indian government under the BJP have complete and full understanding of the implications, and of the effects of demonetization as they would be […]
Try as one may otherwise, the human mind by necessity needs to have some basic concepts about the world around us. Â The concepts we have could be, should be, of a more general nature. Â Upon these basic concepts, details are added through observations, experiences, training, and learning. Â If the basic concept is correct, they will […]
As human beings, it is very desirable that we adhere to the principles of reason. Â By adhering to those principles we can have a more peaceful life, and the prospect of better relations with others. Â At the same time, a realization about living by reason must be admitted: When reason alone becomes the overriding pursuit […]
It would be the prime accusation that, the Indian government under the current BJP rule was hasty in announcing, executing, and implementing the decision to demonetize 500 and 1,000 Rupee currency notes. Â Does this accusation stand to reason? Â Yes, it does stand to the reason guided by observation. Â There is more to the faculty of […]
In the life of a nation, there come times when landmark decisions are made. Â The decision itself stands to define the future course of that nation. Â As it is, we are now part of the global whole and therefore, significant decisions create waves that easily go beyond national borders. Â The ideas of governments, their ambitions, […]
