For my own part, I think that if one were looking for a single phrase to capture the stage to whi... more For my own part, I think that if one were looking for a single phrase to capture the stage to which philosophy has progressed, 'the study of evidence' would be a better choice than 'the study of language'.-A.J. Ayer, Philosophy in the Twentieth Century Evidence plays a crucial role in the investigation. A case is as strong as its evidence. It is of foremost importance. Without proof there can be no case in a court of law and without evidence there can be no proof. Evidence relies on research and proven facts, and not on conjecture or common belief. The following article analyses the different kinds of evidence in detail and the role they play during investigation
A common debates in Indian is to equate affirmative action with the reservation of seats in acade... more A common debates in Indian is to equate affirmative action with the reservation of seats in academic institutions and the reservations of posts in public employment. This popular misunderstanding was entrenched in the 1990s with the intense media focus on the Mandal Commission's Recommendations. Marc Galanter's socio-legal study of affirmative action programmes in India-titled 'Competing Equalities' 3-provides us with a broad typology of the nature of programmes being pursued to advance the interests of the lower and weaker castes. These programmes range, besides the current reservations model, from the preferential allotment of petrol bunks and other state assistance to scholarships and the construction of hostels for lower-caste students. Debates on affirmative action often ignore the reservation of seats in different levels of government for women and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which are arguably the most important programme currently in operation. Thi...
For my own part, I think that if one were looking for a single phrase to capture the stage to whi... more For my own part, I think that if one were looking for a single phrase to capture the stage to which philosophy has progressed, 'the study of evidence' would be a better choice than 'the study of language'.-A.J. Ayer, Philosophy in the Twentieth Century Evidence plays a crucial role in the investigation. A case is as strong as its evidence. It is of foremost importance. Without proof there can be no case in a court of law and without evidence there can be no proof. Evidence relies on research and proven facts, and not on conjecture or common belief. The following article analyses the different kinds of evidence in detail and the role they play during investigation
A common debates in Indian is to equate affirmative action with the reservation of seats in acade... more A common debates in Indian is to equate affirmative action with the reservation of seats in academic institutions and the reservations of posts in public employment. This popular misunderstanding was entrenched in the 1990s with the intense media focus on the Mandal Commission's Recommendations. Marc Galanter's socio-legal study of affirmative action programmes in India-titled 'Competing Equalities' 3-provides us with a broad typology of the nature of programmes being pursued to advance the interests of the lower and weaker castes. These programmes range, besides the current reservations model, from the preferential allotment of petrol bunks and other state assistance to scholarships and the construction of hostels for lower-caste students. Debates on affirmative action often ignore the reservation of seats in different levels of government for women and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which are arguably the most important programme currently in operation. Thi...
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