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Pāṇini: Catching the Ocean in a Cow’s Hoofprint

Vikram Chandra
Academia, Art & Literature, Books
I should begin with a disclaimer: I am not a Sanskritist.  I took a couple of years of compulsory Sanskrit in middle school, was bored witless by the rote memorization of verb conjugations and by the anodyne...

Refining the Blueprint of a Successful Democracy

Hippo Reads Staff
Academia, Government, Politics
Called “sometimes brilliant and often moving” by Kirkus Reviews, Richard Lyons’ history writing draws on a lifetime of literary work spanning screenwriting, essays and poetry. A graduate of Loyola...

An Immigrant’s Letter to Western Philosophy

Bharath Vallabha
Academia, Philosophy, Politics
Dear Western Philosophy, It’s been a while since I wrote to you. Last time we talked I said some pretty harsh things to you. I said you were racist because you looked down on your cousins – Asian...

A Quick Parents’ Guide For Children Pursuing Higher Education

Walter Bodell
Academia, Arts & Culture, Education
If your child has recently graduated from high school or is about to graduate, then he or she might have plans for getting a higher education. This is probably something that you are excited about—but as a...

Why the Berkeley Riot Was Wrong (and Foolish)

Bryan Van Norden
Academia, Politics & Economics
The University of California at Berkeley recently cancelled a scheduled talk by leading far-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos after students rioted. The students were both wrong and foolish. Back in 1970...

Saving Sophia: Why Philosophy Needs A Revolution

John Altmann
Academia, Arts & Culture, Philosophy
If the humanities fall, will philosophy fail?

What Makes Research Excellent?

Toni Pustovrh
Academia, Science & Medicine
What makes research excellent? Digging into the measures aimed at quantifying and promoting research excellence. In modern societies, scientific and technological (S&T) developments are generally regarded...

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