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10 Truths
Prof. Tay Kheng Soon’s 10 truths to live by
Preamble:Words are important. How we think is affected by the words we use because there are hidden assumptions in the…1 Nation and State
When we think about Singapore, the present and its future the words “City-State and Nation- State” come up. They are…2 Modernity, Modernism and Modernisation
This is my 2nd part in a series on commonly used words. The 1st was on Nation and State. Words…3 Power and Politics
For me, the best definition of Politics is by political scientist Harold Lesswell. He said, ” Politics decides who gets…4 Genetics and Human Nature
On genetics: The genes are the tiny biological instructions passed down from generation to generation built into every cell in…5 Political Economy
I said in part 4 that there are two types of human nature. The natural one and the man-made one.…#6 Education vs Inducation
On Education: “Deschooling Society” by Ivan Illich challenged all our thinking on education. He called what we have “Inducation”. He…#7 Art, Beauty and Aesthetics
On Beauty, Art snd Aesthetics: As the world shifts away from the hegemony of western norms, we must liberate our…#8 Identity
On Identity: Everyone is self-aware. This awareness is human identity. We want to know who we are and where we…#9 Race and Progress
On Race and Progress: “The Yellow Peril” exists in the Western mind since the Mongol hordes swept in from the…