philosophy
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The Mughal emperor who tried to merge Vedanta with Islam
Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi
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A new book uses Žižek’s and Lacan’s philosophies to examine how Indian social reality is constructed
Sebastian Vattamattam
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Is the insistence on the ‘truth’ harming democracy?
Frank Chouraqui, The Conversation
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Why poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal believed Plato’s ideas contribute to intellectual stagnation
Amir Suhail Wani
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How Osho taught Hindi to think
Krishna Kumar Pandey
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How does ‘common knowledge’ shape our lives and our societies? Steven Pinker has some ideas
Jamie Q Roberts, The Conversation
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John Searle (1932-2025): His contributions to the philosophy of the mind and language are towering
Bhaskarjit Neog
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The silent stillness of boredom has been lost to an unending digital cacophony
Mehmet Sebih Oruc, The Conversation
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What today’s ‘burnout society’ can learn about leisure from Aristotle
Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation
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Why is love a positive emotion as well as a negative force? A new book attempts some answers
Mukunda Rao
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How Indian traditions and the mandala influenced Carl Jung’s philosophy
Vikram Zutshi
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A new introduction to philosophy studies the relativism of truth and different responses to opinions
Shamik Chakravarty
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Readers’ comments: Good writers can transcend ideology, why use partisan labels of ‘left’ or ‘right’
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A new self-help book shows how Stoic philosophy can be the key to navigating our modern world
Jana Capri Charan Díaz
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The high-tech parasites feeding off human hosts
Rachael L Brown, The Conversation Rob Brooks, The Conversation
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A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
Pavan K Varma
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Pakistani poet Jaun Elia’s work evokes the unspoken that divides Southasia
Shahram Azhar
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Written more than 2000 years ago, Cicero’s ‘On Old Age’ debunks stereotypes that persist today
Caillan Davenport, The Conversation
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Readers’ comments: Timely, much-needed article on why rigid naming format must change
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What did ancient Greek and Roman philosophers think about vegetarianism?
Matthew Duncombe, The Conversation