Bertand Russell has – in many of his books – written about the dangers of fanaticism. Both religious fanaticism and those involving non religious beliefs. Two relevant quotes by him are as under: It always has been and has done untold harm. I think fanaticism is the greatest danger there is. I might almost say […]
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The Appropriate Response to Fanaticism
This is going to be a short article as whatever I have to say has, I think, been said by two of the greatest philosophers of history. The question is – Should fanaticism be opposed with fanaticism or should it be opposed through democratic means? In India, in the decades past, there was a tit […]