Gandhi as Socially Conservative Dissident: Pondering the Contradiction 150 Years On By John J. Thatamanil Scholars of Mohandas Gandhi confront a curious and persistent paradox in their studies of this historical giant born a 150 years ago this month (October 2, 1869). The most radical anti-colonial activist-thinker of his time Read more
Here’s to Astrology! By Kocku von Stuckrad Astrology is a fascinating and controversial topic. Many people in Europe and North America share the idea that astrology is some superstitious gibberish (perhaps with the exception of millennials who seem to love astrology and create a new boom in online astrology). And Read more
Developing a Critical Romanticism By Whitney A. Bauman Modern human thought, philosopher Bruno Latour writes, “takes us far away” from the physical world. It defies connections to matter, as if thought were distinct from the bodies that enable them, and at the same time, it hopes to improve upon that Read more