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Papers by TIJO ANTONY

Transhumanism can be viewed as an extension of humanism, from which it is partially derived. Huma... more Transhumanism can be viewed as an extension of humanism, from which it is partially derived. Humanists believe that humans matter, that individuals matter. We might not be perfect, but we can make things better by promoting rational thinking, freedom, tolerance, democracy, and concern for our fellow human beings. Transhumanists agree with this but also emphasize what we have the potential to become. Just as we use rational means to improve the human condition and the external world, we can also use such means to improve ourselves, the human organism. In doing so, we are not limited to traditional humanistic methods, such as education and cultural development. We can also use technological means that will eventually enable us to move beyond what some would think of as “human”. Transhumanism takes a multidisciplinary approach in analyzing the dynamic interplay between humanity and the acceleration of technology.

Peace education has been accepted as an important aspect of social education over the past three ... more Peace education has been accepted as an important aspect of social education over the past three decades, although as yet there been little attention within the critical literature and within official documents towards developing and articulating philosophical foundation for peace education. Peace education is encouraging a commitment to peace as a settled disposition and enhancing the confidence of the individual as an individual agent of peace; as informing the student on the consequences of war and social injustice; as informing the student on the value of peaceful and just social structures and working to uphold or develop such social structures; as encouraging the student to love the world and to imagine a peaceful future; and as caring for the student and encouraging the student to care for others. Peace education has both short and long term goals. Peace educators address the sources of immediate conflicts and give their students knowledge about strategies they can use to stop the violence. In the long term they hope to build in students’ minds a commitment to nonviolence and provide knowledge about nonviolent alternatives, so that when faced with conflicts they will choose to behave peacefully. In this way peace education tries to build peace into the minds of its students. Such efforts attempt to counteract violent images in popular culture and the bellicose behavior of politicians.

I dream of an India that achieves maximum development like the United States of America, Germany,... more I dream of an India that achieves maximum development like the United States of America, Germany, England or Japan. Nevertheless, it is clear that India has to go a long way to place herself in the galaxy of world powers. At present India is far behind in many areas, especially at the level of economic development. According to United Nations’ ranking India is placed in 127th position among 177 nations.
We are a billion people. Half of our population live below the poverty line. Almost 45% of our people are denied of the necessities of life like food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education, transport and power. It is a herculean task to bring them into the stream of development. Development demands certain basic prerequisites like political stability, political will, economic discipline, quality education etc.

Transhumanism can be viewed as an extension of humanism, from which it is partially derived. Huma... more Transhumanism can be viewed as an extension of humanism, from which it is partially derived. Humanists believe that humans matter, that individuals matter. We might not be perfect, but we can make things better by promoting rational thinking, freedom, tolerance, democracy, and concern for our fellow human beings. Transhumanists agree with this but also emphasize what we have the potential to become. Just as we use rational means to improve the human condition and the external world, we can also use such means to improve ourselves, the human organism. In doing so, we are not limited to traditional humanistic methods, such as education and cultural development. We can also use technological means that will eventually enable us to move beyond what some would think of as “human”. Transhumanism takes a multidisciplinary approach in analyzing the dynamic interplay between humanity and the acceleration of technology.

Peace education has been accepted as an important aspect of social education over the past three ... more Peace education has been accepted as an important aspect of social education over the past three decades, although as yet there been little attention within the critical literature and within official documents towards developing and articulating philosophical foundation for peace education. Peace education is encouraging a commitment to peace as a settled disposition and enhancing the confidence of the individual as an individual agent of peace; as informing the student on the consequences of war and social injustice; as informing the student on the value of peaceful and just social structures and working to uphold or develop such social structures; as encouraging the student to love the world and to imagine a peaceful future; and as caring for the student and encouraging the student to care for others. Peace education has both short and long term goals. Peace educators address the sources of immediate conflicts and give their students knowledge about strategies they can use to stop the violence. In the long term they hope to build in students’ minds a commitment to nonviolence and provide knowledge about nonviolent alternatives, so that when faced with conflicts they will choose to behave peacefully. In this way peace education tries to build peace into the minds of its students. Such efforts attempt to counteract violent images in popular culture and the bellicose behavior of politicians.

I dream of an India that achieves maximum development like the United States of America, Germany,... more I dream of an India that achieves maximum development like the United States of America, Germany, England or Japan. Nevertheless, it is clear that India has to go a long way to place herself in the galaxy of world powers. At present India is far behind in many areas, especially at the level of economic development. According to United Nations’ ranking India is placed in 127th position among 177 nations.
We are a billion people. Half of our population live below the poverty line. Almost 45% of our people are denied of the necessities of life like food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education, transport and power. It is a herculean task to bring them into the stream of development. Development demands certain basic prerequisites like political stability, political will, economic discipline, quality education etc.