Vinu Jaglan — philosophy, psychology, politics, society and education
What Gets Taught

Nine subjects,
one habit of mind

Everything on this list is taught the same way — start with the question the subject was invented to answer, read the primary source, then argue with it. Expand any subject to see what sits inside.

9Subject areas
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The full list

Six core subjects, two supporting, one skill that runs through all of them.

9Subjects
  • Epistemology — what counts as knowledge
  • Metaphysics and the nature of reality
  • Ethics and moral philosophy
  • Logic and critical reasoning
  • Indian systems — Nyaya, Vedanta, Buddhist epistemology, Charvaka
  • Western — Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein
  • General and cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology and group behaviour
  • Abnormal psychology and psychopathology
  • Biological basis of behaviour
  • Research methods and statistics
  • Comparative religion across traditions
  • Philosophy of religion
  • The psychology of belief and ritual
  • Atheism, agnosticism and secular thought
  • Mysticism and religious experience
  • Religion and social structure
  • Political theory and thought
  • Indian constitution and government
  • Comparative politics
  • International relations
  • Public administration
  • Political economy
  • Caste and social stratification
  • Class, inequality and mobility
  • Family, kinship and marriage
  • Social change and movements
  • Indian society and its institutions
  • Sociological theory
  • Formal and informal logic
  • Common fallacies and how to spot them
  • Cognitive bias and motivated reasoning
  • Argument construction and steelmanning
  • Evaluating evidence and sources
  • Debate and rebuttal technique
  • Microeconomics fundamentals
  • Macroeconomics and national income
  • Indian economy and development
  • Money, banking and public finance
  • Economic reform and policy
  • Ancient, medieval and modern India
  • World history for competitive exams
  • Historiography — how history gets written
  • Freedom movement and partition
  • Post-independence India
  • Comprehension of dense academic prose
  • Answer writing and structure
  • Essay construction and argument flow
  • Precis and summary technique
  • Grammar and clarity in writing
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Not on the list?

Some honest boundaries.

Maths & sciences

Physics, chemistry, maths and biology are not taught here. I studied them at school and that is not the same as being able to teach them well.

Commerce subjects

Accountancy and business studies sit with the taxation practice, not here. If you need those, ask separately.

Something adjacent?

Anthropology, journalism, ethics in technology and similar fields can usually be covered. Ask and I will tell you honestly whether I can teach it properly.

Language of instruction

Hindi or English, your choice — or a mix. Most students understand philosophy far better in Hindi and are rarely offered that option.

Found your subject?

Next step is picking a format — one-on-one, small group, a short course or a single workshop.