Franz Kafka, the embodiment of anxiety and solitude. His life was filled with the anguish of family, love, work, and creation. We follow the life of this existentialist literary giant. Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, Czech Republic, as the third son of Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), a merchant, and Julie Löwy (1856–1934), in a Jewish middle-class family. In Czech, “Kavka”...
How did Franz Kafka express this amidst anxiety and loneliness?
Anxiety and loneliness are themes that permeate Franz Kafka’s life and work. Through his life and his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis, we examine how he expressed the depths of the modern human psyche. The Life of Franz Kafka Franz Kafka, a German-Jewish writer, was a novelist who explored human existence, alienation, and nihilism within modern society. He is widely recognized as an...
A Brief Explanation of The Stranger, Called Absurd Literature
Albert Camus’s masterpiece The Stranger explores the absurdity humans encounter in a meaningless world, offering profound reflections on life, death, and freedom. The novel The Stranger is invariably described as a work of the literature of the absurd. The story begins by following the protagonist Meursault’s actions in the town after he returns from his mother’s funeral...
What is the essence of memes? What is the new perspective on cultural evolution?
In this blog post, based on Dawkins’ meme theory, we explore the role memes play in cultural evolution, their essence, and their evolutionary process. In his book The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins presents a gene-centered theory of evolution, describing living organisms as ‘survival machines for genes’. He argues that genes act selfishly to replicate themselves and that all...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra: Author Introduction and Brief Commentary on Don Quixote
Meet Spain’s great author Miguel de Cervantes and his masterpiece Don Quixote. Discover the charm of this work blending satire and humanity through a brief commentary! Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in 1547 in Alcalá de Henares, east of Madrid, the capital of Spain. He was baptized in the Gothic-style Church of Santa María la Mayor in Alcalá de Henares. While a baptismal...
The Changing Face of Ladakh: Should We Follow Their Path?
This blog post examines the shift between Ladakh’s traditional values and modern development, sharing reflections on whether we should follow their path. We often refer to the process of transforming a backward society into a modern one as ‘development,’ ‘urbanization,‘ and ‘Westernization.’ Development is the effort to change society for the better. Through development...
Can Alan Chalmers’ Observations Serve as the Starting Point for Scientific Theory?
This blog post examines critical perspectives on Alan Chalmers’ observations and discusses the importance and role of observation in scientific theory. In ‘What Is This Thing Called Science?’, Alan Chalmers presents a negative perspective on ‘observation’. This is a view commonly accepted not only by Alan Chalmers but also within the relevant academic community. They argue that...