Vimarsh

The concept of the hero has been a crucial one in the civic history. We have studied about heroes, we respect heroes, we pray heroes, and we believe in heroes, we look forward to heroes. Hero is an entity who saves the ‘humanity’: his actions are inevitably ethical and just. Or to put it differently, once somebody is categorized as a hero, all his (Hero, thanks to our western as well as patriarchal tradition, is necessarily male, if hero is female, she has to be supported by male heroes) actions are just and ethical. Hero is always selfless, always helping, and always on the side of truth (but not necessarily non-violence). In one word, Hero is an avatar (literally in certain cultures and societies) of God.  But the question is, when do we need a Hero? Heroes are not born; they are developed, created and, at times, portrayed as one. We wait for them to come, there will be prophesies about them. The requirement is certain conditions should be met for the ‘holy’ incarnati...

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"In Phaedrus , Plato repeats an ancient story of the origin and judgement of writing. The inventor of writing, Theuth, present it to King Thamus of Egypt as a remedy for forgetfulness. The king rejects his invention on the grounds that it will induce forgetfulness, not remedy the condition. The word that they use for writing, pharmacon (drug), means "remedy" as well as "poison"". -Vincent B. Leitch

Steven Pinker says, "there is decline of violence in modern civilized society." Do you agree??

The university, in particular, serves a dual function. As gatekeeper, it sorts students via grades, exams, course requirements, and so on, thereby limiting access to various cherished places in the social hierarchy, such as medical careers. At the same time the university undertakes funded research, thereby producing the knowledge through which populations are observed and managed.

"The 'Idea' or 'Representations', etc., which seem to make up ideology do not have an ideal or spiritual existence, but a material existence."