In defiance of objectivism, season’s greetings!

To start of I am a utilitarian. Politically, I favour extreme direct democracy, and till date I have no reason to doubt that honor demands (in this world of wants) that the Greater Good is kept paramount. I am not only a political utilitarian, but also an ethical utilitarian. That said, my last four years [...]

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The Claw

Suppose you are in an ancient city-state. Suppose one fine morning you see the fearsome S.P.Q.R. on the horizon. You know the Roman Empire has an unhealthy interest in your town. You know the legions are marching and the galleys are sailing. (Play the empire strikes back score) There is nowhere to run and not [...]

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Light and Dark

Kirk: At times you seem quite human.Spock: Captain, I don’t think that insults are within your prerogative as my commanding officer. Kirk: I suspect you’re becoming more and more human all the time.Spock: Captain, I see no reason to stand here and be insulted. Had a weird diwali week. Started will a fever on the [...]

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Reflections on Dickens and Japan

On Japan- If the heart was ever not just an instrument of circulation, I gave it away to a landmass!! My second blog, I have been reading Dickens and was tempted to start it with some flowery line like ‘With great palpitation of heart..’, anyway thought the better of it. If the kind reader deigns [...]

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