Reviewing famous work of Philosopher Herbert Marcuse Marcuse, H. (1960). Reason and revolution: Hegel and the rise of social theory. Boston: Beacon Press. Background It was the struggle between the negative (Hegelian) and positive philosophy (Post-Hegelian) that gave birth to the discourse of social theory in Europe…

Rediscovering philosophical idealism In Novack, G. E. (1966). Existentialism versus Marxism: Conflicting views on humanism. New York: Dell Pub. Co.. Beginning with Nietzsche It is time the mandarins of the left have to clear their position towards Marxism — the same goes for the idealists. Existentialism and Marxism has been…

Descartes, R., Miller, V. R., & Miller, R. P. (1983). Principles of philosophy. Dordrecht, Holland: Reidel. Understanding Cartesianism It refers to the philosophy of Rene Descartes, who attempted to fill the deficiencies of philosophy through the inclusion of concept ‘Substance’ as God. The Cartesian metaphysics have the following explanations: 1…

Review of the famous book “Water: Asia’s New battleground” by Brahma Chellaney The battles of yesterday were over land The battles of today are over energy The battles of tomorrow may be over water Background Water stress has become Asia’s defining crisis of the twenty-first century that has become an…

Reviewing Lenin’s lecture delivered at the Sverdlov University July 11, 1919 Vladimir Ulayvich Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. During the dying days of Czarist regime in Russia, he was part of an active Nihilist group based in St Petersburg and was engaged in the anti-czarist…

Findlay, J. N. (1958). Hegel: A re-examination. London: Allen & Unwin Hegel, G. W. F., Baillie, J. B., & Lichtheim, G. (1967). The phenomenology of mind. New York: Harper & Row Hegel and Von Goethe Hegel was influenced from the writings of Goethe, as Hegel called Goethe’s ‘Primary Phenomenon’ as…

Findlay, J. N. (1958). Hegel: A re-examination. London: Allen & Unwin Hegel, G. W. F., Baillie, J. B., & Lichtheim, G. (1967). The phenomenology of mind. New York: Harper & Row History with a purpose Hegel was too much concerned with the philosophy of history. Moreover, Hegel accepted Schiller’s suggestion…

Findlay, J. N. (1958). Hegel: A re-examination. London: Allen & Unwin Hegel, G. W. F., Baillie, J. B., & Lichtheim, G. (1967). The phenomenology of mind. New York: Harper & Row Background G. W Hegel was one of the influential philosopher ever remained in German history. His philosophical attire is…

Transformation of society: Democracy, Liberty and Freedom (Final Part) Reviewing famous book ‘The Social Contract’ by J.J Rousseau Rousseau, J.-J., & In Frankel, C. (1947). The social contract. New York: Hafner Pub. Co. Chapter V: It is always necessary to go back to the first convention There has always been…