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A closer look at Mimesis and it’s significance.
Have we ever looked into our desires? Not to question “How do we fulfill it?” but “Why do we want it fulfilled at all?” According to Girard, our desires our simply illusions. Mere mirages that have no root at all as they are not really our own. Take a glance at our own lives. We…
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The story of my one unforgettable youth camp.
Where should I begin? Maybe with a passing comment from my music teacher—one that unexpectedly led to one of the best trips I’ve ever had. The comment in particular was a youth camp hosted by Sameer sir’s (my music teacher’s) church and that it was in Uttarakhand near the Jim Corbett National Park.The person who…
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Notes on Mimetic Theory – René Girard
If you didn’t know, I’m a homeschooled boy – and I told my father I was interested in philosophy. He advised me to start of with Girard and his theory of mimesis. I searched it up on YouTube – and found a lecture by Jonathan B. I was instantly captivated by his podcast – his…
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What to do when unexpected things disrupt your plan.
We made it our routine to write a retro and a planner every Sunday/ @ weeks back, on a Sunday, I was doing exactly that – Planning for the next week. The main highlight for the week is the video I will be posting. It was on the essay by Isaiah Berlin – The Fox…
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The fundamentals of CSS – Understanding the very basics of CSS.
HTML is a very popular coding language -– and I’m sure you have learnt it or at least heard of it. We usually use it to make the framework for our websites. We can even rightfully call it the “skeleton of websites”. Then if HTML is the “skeleton” then CSS would be the “skin and…
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The Hedgehog and the Fox: Which one are you?
Recently, my father brough to my attention an essay by Isaiah Berlin. The essay was based off of a quote by Archilochus. “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”— Archilochus, 7th century BCE The thing is – this is the only piece that survives of the poem – just one…