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– The subject & the Big Other
The particular & the universal
The phenomenal & the noumenous
– The immanent Word is manifested AS – what it has always been – concrete flesh!
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– Novelty, variety & challenge are good… except in the area of sexuality, right?
Hold me loosely ma……
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– The suffocating & trampling of self-expression/individual freedoms, all in the name of:
GOD
Morality
Marriage
Decency
Order
Harmony
Sanity
Society
Family
Security
Stability
– If GOD himself has relinquished ownership of us as His creatures & children, & granted us full freedom to be ourselves, then what place does the conventional notion of “possessiveness” have in marriage?
– Marriage is NOT a static socio-legal institution, but a dynamic, mutual-reciprocal & voluntary inter-personal arrangement!
– Even the most liberal folks become conservative when it comes to the question of sexuality!
Why?? There is no doubt that there is something profound & ironic behind this……
– The fear of the unknown is the greatest enemy to the desire for the ideal!
– I hate/rebel/reject/ condemn the authorities/structures/ forces that intimidate & deceive us into resigning/surrendering to the status quo!
– Power as freedom
Vs.
Freedom as power
– A martyr for chaos!
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Braggadocio Rodomontade
Lying-in Travail
Scullion
Facsimile
The gaming community
Gruelling
Defence of the Ancients – Warcraft III
Serious interest
Portfolio
Personable
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Compossibility
Plotinism
Infinite order
Theology as master-discourse
Resist injustice
&
Love your neighbour
Virtuous advisers
Continence
Vs.
Repression
Personhood/soul > individuality/self!
The Christian ethic:
Worship (fear/obey) no one except GOD alone.
Love your neighbour (includes enemy!) as yourself.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Love one another as Christ has loved you.
Whatever you do to the least of these, you have done it to GOD.
Joe, Christianity is so beautiful & good, so why don’t you trust it as truth, and live by its light?
…Obey it as authoritative & glorify it as great?
Can a prostitute have a normal love-life?
There can be no (commitment to the) common good without (subscribing to) normative truth (metaphysical & ethical)!
The Nalanda University
Eight hundred years after the destruction of Nalanda, former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, while addressing the Bihar State Legislative Assembly, in March 2006 mooted the idea of reviving the university.
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The Nalanda University
The establishment of the ancient Nalanda as an undisputed seat of learning was a natural consequence of the time and place in which it was situated. Ancient Magadha was characterized by an intellectual ferment unlike any known to mankind.
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The Nalanda University
The logo illustrates the central idea of Nalanda, as articulated in “The Nalanda Way” – “man living in harmony with man, man living in harmony with nature, and man living as part of nature.” Man living in harmony with man will be advanced in part through study of the humanities.
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The Nalanda University
Nalanda is a word known across the world and for centuries. It stands for a university which attracted students and scholars from across Asia and even farther away. It was a centre of excellence not only for Buddhist studies and philosophy but for medicine and mathematics as well.
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The Nalanda University
The School aims to develop strong world and Asian history programmes, besides working with the history of the Nalanda tradition. The study of archaeology, history and art history will be enhanced by strong field based research programs.
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Pure and Inter-disciplinary undergraduate major and minor programmes
The Major is a student’s area of specialization and the field in which he or she will earn a Bachelor’s degree. Students will declare their Major by the end of their second year at Ashoka. The requirements of a Major will range from 12-16 courses.
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A Liberal Education
At Ashoka we believe that the university is a space for intellectual growth, exploration and expression. It is here that students learn to think critically.
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Foundation Courses
Ashoka offers an innovative, exciting, and intellectually engaging set of twelve Foundation Courses. These are the courses that we believe any student – whether of arts and humanities, social sciences, economics or natural and applied sciences – should take before graduating.
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