My grandfather once told me that to ease the pain which arises from the vagaries of life, you must break from the world, and look at the falling skies from the depths of your soul’s anguish. I have spent my whole life in a deep isolation trying to learn the meaning of these words. There … Continue reading Four Days Before the Old Man Passes On
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When these fires are extinguished
Suffering, individual liberty and collective freedom: interpreting self-immolation as resistance and liberatory praxis through a Buddhist-Marxist lens Essay submitted in response to the following topic: Critically discuss Berlin’s critique of Marxism as restricting the liberty of the individual. POL5048S Global Political Thought, Political Studies Department, University of Cape Town “Through an additional act of boldness, … Continue reading When these fires are extinguished
Simon Rakei 