Discussion Notes - The Fall of the Human Intellect by A. Parthasarathy
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Class 1

Preface

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Chapter 1 - The Fall

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Class 2

Chapter 2 - History of Human Development

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Chapter 3 - Plant, Animal and Human

- The Three Species
- How the Species Function
- The Dilemma of Choice

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Class 3

Chapter 3 - Plant, Animal and Human

- The Pond by Jane Taylor
- Herd Instinct
- Six Reasons for Marriage

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The Pond by Jane Taylor

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Class 4

Chapter 4 - The Mind Wreaks Havoc

- Likes & Dislikes
- Worry & Anxiety

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Stress and Likes & Dislikes

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Class 5

Chapter 4 - The Mind Wreaks Havoc

- Desire
- You Know Not What You Want
- Poem:  The Olive Tree by S. Baring-Gould

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The Olive Tree

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Class 6

Chapter 4 - The Mind Wreaks Havoc

- Acquisition & Enjoyment
- Attachment

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Philosophy & Parenting - Defining Attachment

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Class 7

Chapter 5 - The Vital Role of the Intellect

- Result of Non-thinking
- Faith
- Objectivity

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Objectivity and Self-development

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Class 8

Chapter 5 - The Vital Role of the Intellect

- How To Relate to the World
- Incentive vs Initiative

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Class 9

Chapter 5 - The Vital Role of the Intellect

- Three Cs to Success

 

Chapter 6 - Intellect versus Intelligence

- Intelligence is Not Intellect
- Need to Develop Intellect

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Class 10

Chapter 7 - The Bane of the Educational System

- Liberal vs Servile Education
- Svadharma: One's Own Nature

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