Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing – Jamie Holmes
Whether it likes it or not, this is a self-help book.
Whether it likes it or not, this is a self-help book.
A short little book to help you contextualize the life and thoughts of Socrates.
A slim volume that helps you understand how to be a little smarter in the world.
read more Elogio dell’ignoranza e dell’errore – Gianrico Carofiglio
The “Cogito Ergo Sum” book. Is it worth a read now-a-days?
It does feel like we know little about figures from antiquity. I am glad this book shines some light on one of them
read more The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic – Jean-Manuel Roubineau
There is a belief that Greek philosophy informs the modern world, but for a period of history Greek philosophy was largely gone from Europe.
I wanted to like this. But then again, who doesn’t want to solve the is/ought problem?
read more The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values – Sam Harris
I am proud to be a skeptic of very old books. Many of them are, despite their reputation, a bit silly.
read more Meditations – Marcus Aurelius, translated by Gregory Hays
Reading is hard, sometimes you try and fail.