Arna book reading group

"What Is Philosophy?" by Galina Kirilenko and Lydia Korshunova is part of the ' abc of political and social knowledge' by progressive publisher, Moscow. I was given a copy by my grandfather in 1985 and it cost rs 5.50/- in those days. Presently it is in a sense a collectors edition after the fall of the mighty soviet union.  The book a philosophical text that explores the core concepts and principles of philosophy from a Marxist-Leninist perspective. The book delves into the nature of knowledge, the relationship between thought and reality, and the role of philosophy in shaping human understanding of the world. It examines various philosophical schools of thought, including materialism, idealism, and dialectical materialism, and critiques their strengths and weaknesses. The authors argue that dialectical materialism provides the most comprehensive and accurate framework for understanding the world and guiding human action. The book also discusses the histo...

The ceiling often moves me to do something that can wing dreams, as I stare aimlessly at it. The fan and the flaking paint with undisturbed cobwebs are replaced with the fantastic images of the master of the ceiling and the stone, Michelangelo. That is what I got back from the book The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. I should confess, it had become a burden to read, halfway through it, since it was voluminous and loaded with italian names. But the book creats a beautiful picture from the time that the master lived in. The book covers a detail biography of his life since his childhood to his final moments depicting the fantastic passion for work all throughout. Reading small segments from the book, always motivated me to get back to whatever work I have been procrastinating about and simply go ahead with the task.  I revisited the book more than 20 years later. It is well preserved and scantly marked. In recently years I have been increasingly gratified at marking my books an...