Given the fact that democracy has come to be accepted as a framework for good governance in most parts of the world and given the fact that most states in Africa are multi-ethnic in nature, which presupposes some contestations in . . .

Like all other beings in the World, human being has been (and will be) essentially a part of nature. The relationship between Man and Nature, therefore, has been the subject of contemplation for mankind since the pre- . . .

Neurophysiologist Benjamin Libet’s EEG experiments tracking the temporal occurrence of brain events leading to an endogenous voluntary action significantly demonstrated that the subject becomes conscious of her intention to act later . . .

The term ‘indigenous’, since late 20thcentury, is being extensively used to denote people and literatures, in addition to its previous function of classifying flora and fauna. These people, under international and national legislations are referred as . . .

The formation of ideas is a universal characteristic of humankind. However, the nature of ideation and the ensuing convictions is fraught with ontological and ethical implications. This article seeks to explore the issues . . .

The small, remote country of Bhutan is the only democratic, mixed market country in the world that is rooted constitutionally and culturally in Buddhist principles. As such, it provides an authentic basis for theoretical and empirical com . . .

This paper tries to explore Nāgārjuna’s śūnyatāand its implication towards vipaśyanāmeditation or insight perception. Allthe mundane objects of this world are full of suffering. Nāgārjuna was the systematic propounder of Mā . . .

Harmony is a central notion in Asian culture. It appears as a symbol on the Korean national flag; it is one of the names that the Japanese people used to call their nation; it is a justificatory principle in Chinese politics a . . .

The concept of harmony does not play a very important role in contemporary analytic philosophy. In this paper, I argue that this peripheral status of the concept of harmony in analytic philosophy is not warranted. In fact, harmony might b . . .

Recent years have shown a rise of English-language scholarship exploring the relation between the Chinese concept of harmony and the Western concept of justice. This paper reconstructs the influential contemporary . . .