#Thinkers

For a country that has a civilization dating back to 5000 B.C, and which has given the world the concept of Civilization, Zero, astronomy, astrology, upanishads,vedas, arthasasthra, vedic mathematics, 1/n
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The trend towards extreme specialization and division of bourgeois academia into a fractal of fields & sub fields reinforces ruling class ideology, as academics often lack a cross-disciplinary perspective. Lay
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These textbooks reinforce mestizaje narratives which educate U.S. students to see Latinidad as a light-brownness that obfuscates blackness. This Facebook group of Spanish teachers seeks to right this through sharing
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When contrasting Islam with generic terms like democracy, socialism, feminism, or social justice, I've often seen people jumping on the halal/haram bandwagon. The thing is, it's not as simple as
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How to use the Socratic method to improve your critical thinkingA 7-step guide (Read thread) Introduction:Socrates believed strongly in the admittance of one’s ignorance.Doubt (aporia) as always been the hallmark
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The actual question I wanted to ask him was if the construal of Blackness along spatiotemporally invariant lines under the sign of ‘always already outside the human’ is aimed at
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Mahatma Jotiba Phule was far ahead of his times. His work and writings serve as an inspiration to various movements even now. I write about some aspects of his life
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what is profound desolation to some, is an urgent clearing to others. hoping only that these intramural afropessimism debates push us deeper into "the putatively unwanted, forgotten, ignored, or ugly
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In her first press conference as FinMin, @cafreeland made it clear her goals were:- Green recovery- Inclusive recovery- Job creation and economic growth.Figuring out what's at the centre of this
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Interesting man; John Locke (1632–1704) Long before Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, there was the more fundamental Social Contract of John Locke, an English philosopher and physician who was one
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Whatever content you consistently expose yourself too is the content that shapes your mindMind shapes behaviorsBehaviors shape reality Content is not just on the outsideIt's also daydreaming, introspection & reflection
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This is a good thread about how, theologically & historically, to construe the 16th century reform movements we term "the Reformation" as well as ongoing "Protestant" identity.My question: Beyond a
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I can’t BELIEVE Karl Marx said:“Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and
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There was a time Islamic intellectual culture had some of the greatest critical thinkers, philosophers, inventors known to man. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā 854 CE – 925 CE. Famed
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No way May 15th is the last time they extend our stay at home order. Our local/national gov'ts know this too. They're treating us like children though, knowing we'll freak
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The QC government finally released stats about Covid outbreaks.The first thing to note: We don't have enough people to call people with results, let alone contact tracers. Many people called
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