On Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. India is a land not short of its own eminent philosophers and spiritual and religious teachers. In fact, I will even go as far as...
Essays on Philosophy
Epictetus – Biography, Greek Stoic Philosopher, Philosophy, Stoicism, Legacy
Quote by Epictetus (meaning “It is more necessary to heal the soul than the body, for it is better to die than to live badly”). Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Epictetus Biography, Philosophy and...
Zeno of Citium Biography – Hellenistic Philosopher, Founder of Stoicism, Classical Philosophy, Legacy
Zeno of Citium. Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Zeno of Citium Philosophy and Legacy We have all heard of Stoicism somehow or somewhere or the other. We have heard of the famous Stoic...
Plutarch – Biography, Greek Historian, Biographer, Essayist, Philosopher, Legacy
Plutarch. National Gallery of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Plutarch Biography and Legacy Few have heard of the name Plutarch. And even if one has somehow heard of him, they most probably do not...
Laozi – Biography, Chinese Philosopher, Founder of Taoism, Classical Philosophy, Legacy
Laozi statue. Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Laozi Philosophy and Legacy Yet another essay, yet another attempt at trying to write an essay on some philosopher. I have written about,...
Confucius – Biography, Chinese Philosopher, Classical Philosophy, Confucianism, Legacy
Confucius. Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay Confucius Biography and Legacy In my last essay, I talked about Socrates, the father of Western philosophy and Western thought. Today I would like to discuss another such...
Socrates Biography – Greek Philosopher, Thinker, Philosophy, Western Thought, Father of Western Philosophy
Socrates Biography and Legacy Everyone has heard of Socrates. It does not matter who you are or what you do. It does not matter if you are interested in philosophy or ancient Greece or...