Monthly Archives: September 2015

EARLY ARABIAN PHILOSOPHY

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Western Europe first became acquainted with the Aristotelian writings through translations from the Arabian texts, and through the systems and commentaries of Arabian philosophers who interpreted … Continue reading

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel- the dialectical method

    Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Before Hegel, both Fichte … Continue reading

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WORLD-VIEW OF AURELIUS AUGUSTINE

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Aurelius Augustinus was born in Tagaste, Northern Africa, in 353, of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Monica, who exercised a profound influence on her son. He … Continue reading

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RISE OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY- The exposition, and systematization, of the Christian dogmas.

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India If we study Greek philosophy from its mythological beginnings down to its decline into theosophical speculations and fantastic cultus. We found it turning, at the end, to the … Continue reading

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John Dewey. The greatest asset to American pragmatism

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India John Dewey. The final philosopher, which is considered to be the greatest asset to pragmatism, has been described as the greatest  American philosopher. Dewey move from the idealist’s … Continue reading

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Aurangzeb – The man responsible for the decline of Mughal empire in India

  Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Under the Mughals, there was no uniform law of succession. As such, the death of a king resulted in a war of succession. Such fratricidal struggles for … Continue reading

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William James – The most insightful and stimulating American philosopher.

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India You see by this what I meant when I called pragmatism a mediator and reconciler……. She has in fact no prejudices whatever, no obstructive dogmas, no rigid canons … Continue reading

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