October 2015

Epoché: Philosophy lost

Epoché (ἐποχή epokhē, meaning “suspension”) An ancient Greek term which, in its philosophical usage, describes the theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world, and consequently all action in the world, are suspended. (Wikipedia)       “Mexican immigrants in the US are drug dealers and rapists” – The talk shows […]

Sex-selective abortions in India

Bhalotra, S., and Cochrane, T. (2011). ‘Where have all the Young Girls Gone? Identifying Sex Selection in India’, CMPO Working Paper No. 10/254. [online]. Accessed from: http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/publications/papers/2010/wp254.pdf  Accessed on October 15 2015.  Chaudhury, S. (2013). Indian family planning posters from the 1950s. Accessed from:http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2013/03/6167/indian-family-planning-posters-from-the-1950s/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CuttingTheChai+%28Cutting+the+Chai%29#  Center for Industrial & Economic Research (CIER) and Industrial Techno-Economic Services P. […]

What if we had no birthdates; just “death-dates” instead?

Halloween, on October 31, is now a Hallmark celebration. A global event celebrated by people around the world as a fun-day with candy and costume. Hallowed Evening, or the evening before All Saints Day – All Souls day, a celebration of the dead and departed, has now become a global party, a globalized commodity with […]