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Ajani is a Singaporean, whose latest thoughts (as of 17 March 2008) have to do about structured education, existentialism and for academic purposes, has concerned himself with thinking about the differences in philosophy and intervention of psychiatry and

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Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought The genealogical method of Nietzsche and Foucault: 1 of 2
It is said that after the passing of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault is his direct successor, both whom explored philosophy via the "genealogical method" of conceptual analysis backed by historical evolutions and categorisations. Interestingly, Foucault had earlier called his works an "archaelogy", an... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Simulations and textbooks: 1 of 2
To get some terms clear first, according to my understanding of Baudrillard, simulation and simulacra are different things. Simulation is that which copies the real world, representing it "virtually". To put it rawly, simulacra is simulation which is a corrupted, or different, copy of the real world, in turn affecting the or... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: NewBuddhist.com: 1 of 2
Upon entering the site, one is greeted by the sight of the gentle pink lotus. There is more than to meets the eye in this Buddhist discussion forum. It is a multi-faith community actually, with people from different walks, and for different paths of life - Buddhists, Christians, Wiccans, atheists, agnostic etc. It is a commu... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: The Boy With Divine Powers: 1 of 1
NOTE: This article was written last year, 4 September 2006, for a Buddhist discussion site. It has been slightly edited for the Helium.com audience and content updated. Ram Bahadur Bomjon "Buddha Boy" is a 15-year old Nepalese boy who was hailed by many to be Buddha incarnate - 11 months without any food, without any drop of... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: Perspectives of reality as portrayed in He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: 1 of 1
"To be is to be perceived." - even if reality is out there within the everyday objects we see; touch; hear; taste and smell, our sense-data nevertheless still needs to pass through our cognitive and mental processing faculties prior to its acceptance as the knowledge we have of reality. This faculty of perception lies centra... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History America's role in post-WWII global economic recovery: 1 of 1
After the costly wars of WWII ended, the USA had to reconsider their foreign policy stance in general. Before the war Wilson had campaigned for isolationism, while Roosevelt was forced to break such, as Japan's Pearl Harbour attack rendered an American nation hungry for revenge. The US had seen the potential effects of a lib... More..
Computers & Technology > Software (Other) Purchasing a commercial disk defragmenter: 1 of 1
Disk fragmentation is something you cannot escape as long as you are on Windows - even on the later OSes like XP or Vista. Disk fragmentation is well-known for causing poor disk read/write performance, but it is not so known that it can too cause disk problems and system instability on a large scale. The solution? Disk de-fr... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: The Matrix and Baudrillard's Simulacra theory: 1 of 1
In the Matrix movie, Neo holds a copy of Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation in his hands. Morpheus, too, spoke of the Desert of the Real. Throughout the movie, interpretors see Baudrillard's ideas of the simulacra recurring. Yet to me, it is such a gross misinterpretation. In fact, according to the Le Nouvel Observa... More..
Style & Beauty > Shoes Things to watch out for when lacing shoes: 1 of 1
The shoelace is probably the most fantastic fad for the shoe in the 20th century. Earlier shoes usually did not have shoelaces, preferring to be hooked on awkwardly, by buttons. The rise of the shoelace gave birth to a science by itself - not the tying of laces itself, but rather the the lacing of the laces. There may be 1,9... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Book reviews: A History of God, by Karen Armstrong: 1 of 1
Karen Armstrong, former Catholic nun and a regular writer on religion, leads us on the most elusive, yet most desired hunt of all time - the hunt for God. In "A History of God", Armstrong writes in a clear, neutral tone throughout as we follow the trail of God from the ancients to the postmodernists. Indeed, the way she stri... More..