Leadership and the lessons from an empire in decline – in 10th century Baghdad
by Rashmee
Posted on April 9, 2020
This is the first global crisis in more than 50 years where no country is …
Read MoreShould a class in practical ethics be compulsory for politicians?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 12, 2019
I was reading bioethics professor Peter Singer’s piece on practical ethics when I remembered ‘The …
Read MoreWhat is bias? Is it perspective? Say, the view that being brown is not disqualifying?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2018
Donald Trump denunciation of Google for “RIGGED” search results against him are an extreme sort …
Read MoreTrump Googled himself, got Obama. Bit like Aristotle vs Plato in Arab world
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2018
America’s child-man president is livid about the unfairness of internet searches. The Guardian reports that …
Read More#Helsinki, #Trump and an age-old story, the parable of the drunken mystic
by Rashmee
Posted on July 23, 2018
When Presidents Trump and Putin spoke to journalists in Helsinki exactly a week ago today, …
Read MoreIt’s not democracy Vs epistocracy: The elected should seek expert advice
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2018
One of the most famous images in philosophy concerns something we recently discussed: rule by …
Read MoreWhy are we comparing the virtues of democracy Vs epistocracy?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 9, 2018
David Runciman, a politics professor at Cambridge, recently defended democracy by warning against rule by …
Read MoreHow old would little Emma really be? Born in Nov, she was conceived in 1992
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2018
How old would little Emma really be? Born last month, she was conceived in 1992.…
Read MoreFake news? Socrates gives it the finger. Lessons for the mainstream media
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2017
A piece in The Guardian the other day made a key point about the angst …
Read MoreTrump-ism & philosophy. Lessons from the 10th cent & its insistence on thinking for oneself
by Rashmee
Posted on January 22, 2017
This blog is NOT about President Donald Trump and philosophy (even though his aides had …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK