The Dialogues

Plato should be read by everyone who can read

Muhammad Maroof Shah

There are two kinds of men: those who have read Plato (at least some dialogues including The Republic) and those who have not. One can only pity those who are in the later camp. Plato’s Dialogues constitute the Taj Mahal of Philosophy.  The whole of Western philosophy is little more (if not only More

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Traversing Poetic Landscapes

Brian Mendonca’s A PEACE OF INDIA: POEMS IN TRANSIT manifests him as a painter of word images!

Professor Muhammad Aslam

Dr Brian Mendonca, a personal friend, is a modern poet from Goa who has, over the years, gained rich experiences of travelling across India observing varied cultures. His first collection of poems LAT BUS TO VASCO: POEMS FROM GOA won him acclaim for its richness of thought and expression. He is basically More

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: By the Book

The actor, former governor and author of the memoir “Total Recall” says today’s cleaned-up versions of Grimms’ fairy tales are nothing like the horror versions he read as a child.

What book is on your night stand now?Right now I’m reading a book called “Incognito,” by David Eagleman, about the human brain. I’ve always been interested in psychology, so learning about the things that influence our thinking is really important for me. In bodybuilding, I was known for “psyching More

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SHELF

Book: Can a Bridge Build Itself ?Author: Omer A. ERGIISBN: 978-1-59784-224-2PAGES: 198About the BookA believer recognizes and affirms Almighty God. In his view this world is an abode where the Name of the All-Merciful One is constantly recited, a place of instruction More

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PASSAGE

In any age and social climate, there are some sweeping beliefs that seem to command respect as a kind of general rule--like a "default" setting in a computer program; they are considered right unless their claim is somehow precisely negated. While democracy is not yet universally practiced, nor indeed More

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