Category: Book Review

  • John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government – A Summary

    In 1689, John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote and published two Treatises of Government. The First Treatise was a rebuttal and response to Robert Filmer’s “Patriarcha”, while the Second Treatise outlines his views and plans or ideas for a better society. Both these works had and continue to have a massive influence on the political…

  • A History of Western Philosophy – Bertrand Russell ( Summary )

    Bertrand Russell’s book provides a comprehensive insight into the history of western philosophy. It is regarded as one of the most significant philosophical works of all time. It is a dazzlingly unique examination of the ideologies of critical philosophers throughout history, from Plato and Aristotle through Kant and the twentieth century. His work is divided…

  • Reflexive Sociology (Gouldner): The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology

    TOWARDS A REFLEXIVE SOCIOLOGY- Sociological theory and personal reality in the coming crisis of western sociology There is a difference between the work of Gouldner as a sociologist, there is a convergence of his earlier work and the work which he has done later, for example, his thesis on modern sociology which was on functionalism…

  • Essential Sociology Book for UPSC Mains Preparation

    “Essential Sociology” Book Review: Sociology is one of the optional subjects that one can take for the Mains Exam of Civil Services Exam. In the list of 26 optional subjects, Sociology remains the most popular choice among the UPSC aspirants. Sociology optional syllabus for the Mains Examination is divided into two- Paper I and Paper-II.…

  • Ecofiction and Indian English Literature

    In this essay, I mention the development of ecofiction in the light of Indian English literature. For this purpose, I have considered a few novels on the basis of common themes presented in them. These novels include The Butterfly Effect (2018) by Rajat Chaudhri, The Hungry Tide (2004) by Amitav Ghosh, and Arundhati Roy’s The…

  • Book Review on Homo Hierarchicus by Louis Dumont

    Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications Before we get into Dumont’s analysis, let us briefly summarize the general features of the caste system. Basically, the system is based on the division of labor and hierarchy among different groups of people in India. These groups are hierarchically organized in a way where one group…

  • “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison” by Michel Foucault

    Book Review on “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison” by Michel Foucault Who is Michel Foucault? Foucault was a 20th-century French philosopher, literary critic, political activist, and writer. His theories are essentially concerned with the relationship between power and knowledge and the ways in which they perform a function of social control by…