Music, Society — May 22, 2009 at 1:55 am

If there is at least one point about freedom at which all the thinkers in some way agree, it is not but the difficulties involved in the meaning and interpretation of freedom. A long history of philosophical discussions and political discourses lay behind various ideas of freedom; still the evolving phenomenon of freedom doesn’t seem to be fully captured neither in theory nor in practice. As stated by Hume,...

Freedom: Brief Story of a Question

May 22nd, 2009 | Music, Society | Read More

One Thousand and One Windows to the Truth

Preface I could not agree more with the famous proverb which says, “When you are pointing to something as a reason of your failure, also care about those other four fingers of yours which are pointing to yourself.” At some point in our lives, all of us have had some degree of difficulty in accepting...

May 16th, 2009 | Notes | Read More

On Social Sciences in Iran

Why are social sciences weak in Iran? Some might ask why this question is even important. This question may be addressed from two possible points of view: normative and positive. In the positive view, this question is interesting because the prominence of experienced, respected philosophers in Islamic...

May 16th, 2009 | Society | Read More

The Fish and the Tank

A group of fish was living in an aquarium (the tank). They had lived there all their lives. Their parents and their parents’ parents had been born there as well. This group of fish was living in harmony, based on a code of ethics and a certain worldview. But as the tank started to deteriorate, the...

May 15th, 2009 | Notes, Short Story | Read More

Mathemusics

What is the acoustic difference between Bach’s sonatas and an engine roar in the emotionally blind eye of science? Where is the border that separates so-called music from other, different sounds? To what kind of audible waves do we choose to listen? What are the characteristics of sound waves that...

May 15th, 2009 | Art, Music | Read More

Evolution: Project De-mythification

One of the major differences between the theory of evolution and other major scientific theories is that almost everybody thinks they understand it. However, dissemination of public discussion and personal opinion about any scientific theory can result in widespread misconceptions, inevitably arising...

May 15th, 2009 | Science | Read More

Oil Production Peak

If you google “peak oil” you might become quite disconcerted by what you find. (Do it yourself!) Your second search result will read as follows: “Life After the Oil Crash: Civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon.” Websites such as this one join the ranks of the many journalists, authors...

May 15th, 2009 | Economy | Read More