Category Archives: Philosophy

Mind of Inquiry

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Tricia

Nietzsche says the following: If you want peace and comfort in life, believe; if you are a true devotee to truth, inquire. Now, are we willing to do this? Well, Yes, if the role of religion is to liberate and … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Tricia

Pirsig, in his book classic (which I admittedly never got round to reading till now – when I’ve been sick and stuck at home luxuriously with books in my lap that I finally have some time to look through), “Zen … Continue reading →

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Dystopia!

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Tricia

I learnt a new word today: dystopia. A dystopia (alternatively, cacotopia[1], kakotopia or anti-utopia) is a fictional society that is the antithesis of utopia. A dystopia is usually characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government, or some other … Continue reading →

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Brave New World

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Tricia

Read one of those books I “should have read but never got round to” over the weekend: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Written in 1932, it had an insight too deep for its time. Predicting that humanity would be … Continue reading →

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Right Kinda Freedom

Posted on June 7, 2006 by Tricia

I've written my thoughts about freedom sometime ago when the cartoons incident sparked a wave of interest in what constitutes freedom of speech and expression. Now discussion has gone into other sorts of freedom, with the growing interest in International … Continue reading →

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Howard Bloom

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Tricia

Heard of this guy? Said to be the next Stephen Hawking, or so his website here says..  (of course they would) But check it out. If I read correctly from the reviews, he combines spirituality, philosophy, science, anthropology, history and … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Tricia

This will stay in my head.. Excuse me for finding it profound despite its simplicity, but it is: There is no freedom without responsibility. (no, it is not the same as Spiderman's great power quote) How true this is. There … Continue reading →

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Bookie

Posted on March 31, 2006 by Tricia

I'm a list person. Everything I do has to involve a list of things to do, people to contact, emails to send out. Have always made book lists for myself to monitor the themes of what I'm reading and whether … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Cave

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Tricia

The allegory of Plato’s Cave is probably the closest to what all who strongly believe in the truth of their claims are doing. The basic premise is this: That all are living in a dark cave, illuminated only by the … Continue reading →

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