Trump 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 MorePresident Trump seems almost to wear the mythical Ring of Gyges, and yet…
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2018
For those who despair at sight and sound of unfit people in high office, it’s …
Read MoreThe view from 10th century Baghdad on Donald Trump
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2018
It was purely by chance but I was reading the following sentence late on Tuesday, …
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 MoreThis is a re-done blog on democracy. Everyone said the other one was impenetrable
by Rashmee
Posted on May 10, 2018
I heard it from a few readers – that blog was impenetrable, they said. So …
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 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