In Industrial Society and its Future, by Theodore Kaszynski , the author argues that industrial society is unsustainable and will ultimately fail. Kaszynski makes a strong case for the need for a new society based on ecological principles. The first part of the book is a history of industrial society, from the early days of … Read more
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society by Marcuse is a classic text that has been widely read and discussed by many people. In this book, Marcuse argues that the advanced industrial society has created a one-dimensional man who is unable to satisfactorily deal with the new challenges of modernity. He examines … Read more
In Aristotle in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern challenges the conventional wisdom of the philosopher, who is often seen as remote, inaccessible, and aloof. Instead, Strathern argues that Aristotle is a very human thinker, full of passion and anger, who was shaped by his environment.argues that Aristotle is the cornerstone of modern philosophy. Strathern’s book is … Read more
Descartes in 90 minutes by Paul Strathern is a book about the life and work of the philosopher, mathematician and scientist, Rene Descartes. Descartes is considered one of the most important thinkers of the Renaissance, and his work had a profound influence on the development of modern philosophy and science. The book begins with a … Read more
Kant in 90 minutes is a book by Paul Strathern. In this book, Strathern argues that Kant was a philosopher of historical materialism. He believes that history is the product of the human mind and that the only way to understand history is through the human experience. He also believes that philosophy is the only … Read more
In his book Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless, Steve Salerno exposed the multi-billion dollar self-help industry as a fraud. His thesis is simple: the self-help movement has not helped Americans become more self-reliant, it has made us more helpless. In this blog post, we’ll provide a summary of Salerno’s key points and … Read more
Either/Or In ‘Either/Or’, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard offers readers a detailed analysis of human existence, complete with various thought experiments and passages of dense prose. Kierkegaard opens the book with a distinction between two ways of life that he labels the aesthetic and the ethical. The former is concerned only with immediate pleasure and gratification, … Read more
In his book “The Concept of Anxiety”, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard explores the nature of anxiety and how it relates to the human condition. Kierkegaard posits that anxiety is not simply a feeling or emotion, but rather a fundamental quality of existence. He goes on to argue that anxiety is what allows humans to be … Read more
In “The Sickness Unto Death”, Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard presents the idea that humans are in a constant state of becoming. For Kierkegaard, this process of becoming is defined by a continuous striving towards an ideal self that is never fully realized. This ideal self is what Kierkegaard calls the “authentic self”. It is only … Read more
Baudrillard is one of the most important French theorists of the late 20th century. His work is a critical engagement with mass culture and consumerism. His writing style is dense and often difficult to parse, but it repays close attention. In this guide, I will provide an overview of his most important works, organized chronologically. … Read more