Author Archives: Jwalant Swaroop

Spinoza’s philosophy of “Substance Monism” and “Substance Dualism”

Like most philosophies of th seventeenth centrury, Spinoza philosophical has the nottion of substance at its heart. This concept can be traced back to Aristotle, who asked, “ what is it about an object that stays the same when it undergoes change?” Wax, for example, can melt and change its shape, size, color, smell, and […]

Love before marriage or Marriage before Love

By Kul Bhushan Love is all. Marriage is secondary. It has two opposite starting points: love before marriage as in the West (now globally) and love after marriage as in the case of the East. The Emperor of India, King of England, Edward VIII fell in love with an American twice-divorced woman in 1930. She […]