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Capitalism, Violence, and Individuality

Is there a link between capitalism, violence and individuality?

Some people wonder why the USA is so violent.  Mass murder occurs it seems every week.  Gun owners see no connection between murder and gun ownership.  It is often said that people kill people and not guns, but guns make the matter so much easier. 

Individuality is the fundamental driver for this behavior.  It is no coincidence that the US places higher emphasis on individuality than any other country in the world.  How does this w...

Looking Past Ideology

The world is so disparate.  But that is changing with the homogenization of the world.  Of course heterogeneous is the preferred nomenclature for the god fearing lot.  Celebrating difference and also ridiculing it is the favorite pastime of US proletariat.  I'm better, you are worse!  Always if someone is doing better than oneself then they are a object of scorn.  And the envy and hate gushes profusely from one's veins.  Conceit rules the day.

And love, oh love.  For what is love?  To love so ...

The US War Machine

Well the economy has tanked.  All manufacturing has fled the country.  We are in a terrible mess but perhaps the politicians will rescue us. 

What were politicians thinking when they signed these free trade agreements?  Are they working for some foreign power?  How could they sell their constituents down the river?  Now the unemployment rate is over 10.2 percent nationally and the population is in an uproar.  But what is the complaint about anyways?  There is plenty of work.

The military is...

Creation and Stasis

One of the classic problems in philosophy is Aristotle's "Unmoved Mover".  The question is how can something move and at the same time move itself?  One problem with this idea is is that what is moved the mover?  We are drawn into an infinite regress.  We have the thing that moved moved by a prior mover which in turn must have a prior mover moving it.  So we never arrive at a state of stasis and always must look for previous movers. 

Another problem is that if something creates something then ...

Authors Be Forewarned

Just to let the authors know out there.

I found my book "The Yoga Party: Philosophical Writings" on the following site.  It is a book rental site.  It's at Chegg.com  They didn't even have the decency to offer me royalties.  And they put it up on their site without even asking permission.  I told them that I gave the book away (for now on Google Book Search) for free so I sure don't want them making money on it.  They are advertising it to rent but they are fishing for a copy.  On the site it ...

Author Updates

I've decided not to continue work on the next edition of the Yoga Party.  To do this would entail a lot of work and I'm not convinced the interest is there.  As always I am available to answer questions.  Also I will no longer be publishing articles about International Health.  My writings on International Health have been among the most searched on this site, but regretfully I will not be studying in the field at least for the time being.

Nevertheless this blog will remain active.  I will...

To Be Flawed

To be human is to be flawed.  Those without flaws are not human.  To be alive is to be flawed.  How could we be flawed if we were not alive.  Perfection is the goal of our spirit.  This is because intrinsically all are flawless.  How could it be otherwise?  Is the universe flawed?  How can the infinite be flawed?  We are determined by our humanity.   Our flaws are determined by our self will.  Being flawed results in feelings of guilt, remorse and anger.  One might wonder: Why must we be...

Interest in The Annotated "The Yoga Party: Philosophical Writings"?

I'm wondering if there is any interest in an annotated version of the Yoga Party?   If so please email me.

Thanks

Book Review: "The Red Album of Asbury Park"

The Red Album of Asbury Park is a very entertaining book.  It is a story of romance, crime and personal success.  Involved in this story is a wide expanse of characters each with their own unique personalities.  These varying personalities come to life and through the writer grips us in this wonderful narrative.

The thing I found most interesting about this book was that it is really not known at all till the end how this story was going to play out, there seemed to be little if any...

The Annotated "The Yoga Party: Philosophical Writings"

I felt pressed to get the 3rd edition of  The Yoga Party: Philosophical Writings (the present edition) out because I thought it was important to be put in circulation.  Unfortunately to get the most out of this edition one would invariably need a philosophy background, both West and East (most importantly in the East Sri Aurobindo).

Since I'm aiming for a release date for the 4th edition by 2010 it's time for me to get crackin.  In this edition I will include a index, glossary, and footnotes with