The great poet, historian and dramatist Friedrich Schiller recognized that the study of universal history were impossible if the mind of the researcher missed the fundamental tension between two opposing paradigms which strike at the heart of the nature of man, god, and reality itself. While this fundamental tension has expressed itself in diverse manners…
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Plato’s Fight Against Apollo’s Temple of Delphi and the Cult of Democracy
We are too often drawn into the bad habit of thinking of ancient Greek thinkers like Plato and his teacher Socrates as ivory tower philosophers lost in the abstract realm of “ideas” and utopian ideals detached of all reality and human struggle on earth. In this lecture, Rising Tide Foundation president Cynthia Chung shatters that…
A History of India and Europe Interactions from Ancient Times to Modern
In this talk, Dr Raj Vedam will show the multi-faceted connections between India and Europe from deep historical times to the present times by highlighting multi-disciplinary published evidences. We will discuss ancient interactions and knowledge learnings and show how the interactions became increasingly exploitative through present times. We will show startling instances of cultural and…
What Determines A Limit to Growth?
By Cynthia Chung This is an article version of a class Cynthia Chung gave for the symposium “The Earth Next 100 Years” which can be viewed here. What Determines a “Limit to Growth”? This might seem like a rather ignorant or simplistic question to some. Many will think the answer rather obvious, that the Limit…
Plato’s Republic vs Klaus’ Great Narrative: Who Guards the Guardians?
In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, Matthew Ehret introduces the two opposing solutions to the One/Many problem of governance first developed by Plato through the character of his mentor Socrates 2400 years ago. The question in its basic terms can be summarized the following way: IF human society is capable of breaking free of the…
Horizon 2100 Moscow: Growth Needs of Humanity in the 21st Century and Beyond
On August 24, Matthew Ehret, representing the Rising Tide Foundation and Canadian Patriot Review delivered the following remarks at Moscow’s Horizon 2100 Summit sponsored by the Center for Modelling the Future. The presentation ‘Open vs Closed Systems: Growth Needs of Humanity in the 21st Century and Beyond’ was delivered to dozens of youth from around…
Is Philosophy Relevant in the Age of Science?
In this interview on Zain Khan Live, The Rising Tide Foundation’s Matthew Ehret, and renowned Pakistani philosopher Abdul Manan explore the relationship of philosophy and science with a focus on the figures of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Bertrand Russell. How do these popular philosophers fail to bridge the gap separating these two worlds? Are…
A Mission for Africa: Past, Present and Future
By Nicholas Jones This article was written in conjunction with a lecture which is available here. Africa is a continent of enormous potential, cultural wealth and with the worlds youngest population, it is simply bursting at the seams for much needed development in all sectors of society. Take Ghana as a shining example: Since the…
Thomas Paine’s Lessons for Times that Try Mens’ Souls
Throughout the darkest days of the American war of indepedence, there was little reason to believe that a band of farmers on the outskirts of the known world stood a chance in a fight against the most evil, global, virulent empire the world had yet known. Were it not for the electric words and profound…
Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century
On Saturday, April 1, the Russian History Museum commemorated the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth with an online lecture by Dr. Valeria Z. Nollan. The lecture, “Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century,” was presented as part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Nollan’s lecture was based on Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of…