Category: Philosophy
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Our Chomsky and their Hoodbhoy
Noam Chomsky is a linguist and a philosopher. He’s a renowned expert in his field and is loved by his students across America. But that’s not all. He is known worldwide because of his whistle-blowing and political activism. A heretic, a rebel; who criticizes American hegemony vehemently. He regularly opinionates against militarism, violence, capitalism and…
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Random Numbness (April 2020)
No more Khalil ur Rehman Qamar vomiting on TV. But it doesn’t mean shit doesn’t exist anymore. It does. Only we have some other problems. Firstly, there is this virus. Supreme Court is trying their best to control the pandemic. Forgetting that they themselves are endemic. Then, we have this sugar crisis. Tareen’s sugar levels…
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An Ideal Time
Have you thought at what time in history – present actually – this virus has spread throughout the world? Well, at an ideal time. The vaccine isn’t here yet. It will take time. Best case: summer 2021. So, you have to wait. You always cried for family time, right? So here it is!Fasten your seatbelt.…
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Nostalgic Descriptivism
“Denoting” is a philosophy by Bertrand Russell. Descriptivism. Let’s improvise: “Nostalgic Descriptivism”. Monsoon Rains. Dampness. The whisper of wet leaves. The grass adorned with tiny water droplets. Was it the monsoon or the dampness? Was it the person or the feeling? Was it the place or the weather? Was it specific? Or random? Random it…
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Mothers
Away from all these conspiracy theories reside our mothers. The mothers who send their kids to schools even when they know they aren’t as safe as they were once. Over a hundred mothers saw their little kids for the last time when they went to school on 16th December 2014. There are mothers who are…