Category: Politics

The Republic: Examining Plato’s Best-Known Dialogue: Part 2/2

Post author By Amita Basu
Post date June 14, 2020
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Part Two of Two:
* Summary of Main Ideas
* The Structure of the Dialogue: What’s the Unifying Theme of this Sprawling Behemoth?
* Interrogating The Republic: A Cognitive Scientist critiques the Dialogue’s main ideas

Tags Plato, Socrates, The Republic

Book review History Politics

Mark Tully’s No Full Stops in India exposes the decades-long roots of contemporary India’s social chasms, systemic injustices, and communal tensions

Post author By Amita Basu
Post date April 26, 2020
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In this article published at Qrius, I explore the continuing relevance of BBC journalist Mark Tully’s book of essays on India.

Tags BBC, contemporary India, economic disparity, inequality, journalism