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Knowing good is doing good

BEING the first to term the great Hellenic philosopher Socrates’ view of knowing the good is doing the same as erratic, Aristotle held strongly that until an individual practised to build on his knowledge of good and evil in his personal life, it would not become his habit, which was needed to make him act morally and righteously. The post-Socratic sage and the disciple of...

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Reclaiming Bangladesh’s moral vision

IN BANGLADESH’S political terrain, there is a philosophical puzzle that would have bothered Greek philosopher, Aristotle: how does a country that was founded on the highest ideals of self-determination end up fighting against the loss of the very principles that made it possible?