Evolution. Is it just a scientific theory or fact, or perhaps a source of philosophical thought which one adopts as an evolutionist or chooses when one has a particular worldview? Evolution actually has philosophical ramifications, ones I want to examine in this essay. Evolution means several things...

On Belonging Belonging is important for our growth to independence; even further, it is important for our growth to inner freedom and maturity. It is only through belonging that we can break out of the shell of individualism and self-centredness that both protects and isolates us. However, the hu...

The word 'worldview' is used to describe how one looks at all aspects of life. Its purpose is to bring all of those aspects into a single unified system. Simply, a worldview is the set of beliefs through one interprets all of reality, somewhat akin to a pair of glasses. Two contrasted worldviews exa...

What Religion is and how it affects us in our everyday lives, has much been the topic of argument and discussion for as long as man can recall religion being around. For an academic to be able to understand religion it easier to think of it as two types, these are known as definitions. Firstly we h...

"Zaabalawi" by Nagiub MahfouzOn the surface, "Zaabalawi by Nagiub Mahfouz is a classic story. By looking deeper, one finds strong religious and social undertones. The main religious themes in the story appear through the characters of Zaabalawi and the Narrator. The social themes are approached t...