More: Philosophy
Israel, Hamas Terror and Power Over Death
"I believe is the one great word against metaphysical fear."-Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West (1918)
Though misunderstood by Israel, there is no more...
Justice, Insurgency and the Gaza War: An International Law Perspective
"Justice is a contract neither to do nor to suffer wrong."-Plato, Republic
Abstract: This essay will focus upon current issues of insurgency, counterterrorism and Humanitarian...
A Time For Candor: What Have We Learned From The Pandemic?
"The enemy is the unphilosophical spirit which knows nothing and wants to know nothing of truth."
Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in our Time (1971)
By...
Seeking Power Over Death: Lethal Mainspring Of World Politics
Abstract: At its core, history is the determinable record of humankind's struggle for and against death. Though such a bold assertion might first appear...
Sentiments of Ethical Leviathan
The conversation on the role of the state reoccurs in all ages of history for all generations. It is a central piece in understanding...
Charting an American Return to Reason: Nuclear Policy Goals on North Korea
"All our dignity consists in thought....It is upon this that we must depend...Let us labor then to think well: this is the foundation of...
Donald Trump, Insurrection and the American “Horde”
"The mass man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh."
Jose Ortega y' Gasset, The Revolt of the...
Meritocracy in the Age of Mediocrity
Authors: Ash Narain Roy and Sophia Thomas*
Meritocracy, political theorist Hannah Arendt famously says, “contradicts the principle of equality. Without equality, it is no less...
Looking Back: The Trump Presidency as Triumph of Absurdity
Hamm: "What time is it"?
Clov: "The same as usual."
Samuel Beckett, Endgame
Credo quia absurdum, said the ancient philosopher. "I believe because it is absurd." Are...
History and Historians- Book Review
The book “history and historians”, basically a survey of western historiography is written by “Mark T. Gilderhus” who is a graduate of Texas university....