First World Philosophy
Society“Is philosophy outdated?” We will explore this topic with First-World-Philosopher, Dr. Hans-Peter Söder. Born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, as the only child of a German-Protestant household, Hans-Peter Söder pursued higher education. With a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, a Masters Degree in German Literary History and a PhD in German Intellectual History and Philosophy, today
About Mexican stereotypes.
Culture . Society . UncategorizedThroughout my life, diversity has always been highly present. From being born and raised in Mexico to the numerous visits to friends and family in the United States, from my decision to move to Canada and my experience as an exchange student in Europe. All these experiences have put me in a position of open-mindedness
I See Humans But No Humanity
Politics . Society . UncategorizedIs the world falling apart? At times it seems like it is. Hearing about mass shootings in America, global warming and the massive internet shutdown in Sudan, makes it hard to believe humans will ever learn how to live on this planet. However, there is still hope and what happened in Italy in the past
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Society . UncategorizedAn opinion piece about sexual consent I apologize for the presence of sarcasm in my headline. It’s just me being very Danish. Sexual Consent. It’s not really a turn-on for me but it’s necessary. I get that we need a new way to address what rape is and the Danish definition “sex forced by violence”
Equality for everyone
Politics . Society . UncategorizedDid you know that women earn for the same amount of work in the same company up to 20 percent less salary than men? On the one hand, the differences arise due to the level of education, the work experience or years of service but on the other hand there are no explanations for that
Don’t tell me how to dress
Society . UncategorizedTHAILAND — “You were raped because of the way you dressed; if not by this offender, you would have been abused by another,” a police officer reportedly told a 12-year-old victim. Earlier this year, Thailand’s local authorities issued a warning for women “not to dress sexily” to avoid sexual harassment during Songkran (Thailand’s New year water
One parent is better than none
Culture . Politics . SocietySingle parents should be allowed to adopt children in Thailand. Imagine if you are an orphan, this single parent come visits you every single week, you became attracted to them, and they are what you look forward to every week. In your head, you are thinking will this be my future parent? Will she or
The Race Against Racism
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedSingapore – where we are one united people regardless of race. Although this tenet is imbued deep within our national pledge, reality, in the form of our Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools, begs to differ. These schools are a way of streamlining “elite” students who excel in both English and their Mother Tongue. The catch, however,
Social Justice’s Big Injustice
Culture . Media . Society . UncategorizedToday’s social media landscape paints the best picture of modern day ‘democracy’. It is a familiar bandwagon we all love to jump on – someone gets exposed, and society feels irresistibly indignant towards the situation or the victim. We repost and comment on the story, fighting for justice. Before we pat ourselves on the back
Singapore has a problem with sex – and it’s embarrassing.
Culture . Society . UncategorizedImagine the excitement of a 14 year-old kid after learning that you’re going to have to attend sex education classes in school. Finally, you’re going to have the “birds and the bees talk” you’ve never had. Then imagine going for 2 years’ worth of sex and moral education lessons and all you learnt was abstinence