The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
323 readings · 109–120
“The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration” by Bruce M. Metzger is a comprehensive look at how the text of the New Testament has been transmitted and restored over the centuries.
The Social Animal There is no denying that belonging to a group brings with it many useful skills and knowledge but being too enmeshed in a group prevents us from thinking clearly.
There is a certain duality that exists between the notions of risk and uncertainty. However, the stark contrast in the public perception of these two concepts, often cloaked in false interpretation, makes it…
Friedrich Nietzsche’s haunting observation that “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.
1. Nash Equilibrium The Bar Scene from ‘A Beautiful Mind’* Each person in a group makes the optimal decision for himself, based on what he thinks others will do. And nobody can improve their choice by changing it.
There’s a peculiar anxiety that pervades modern life, one that James Carse identified with startling clarity in his 1986 work “Finite and Infinite Games.
“Crumb” was a documentary that was recommended by Jordan Peterson in many of his lectures. I made note of it and finally came around to watching it a couple of days ago.
The Trade-off of the 21st Century “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.
George Carlin once said (roughly): “People who read self-help books should be killed. Life is simple, you wake up, go to work, eat 3 meals, shit, and sleep. You don’t need a book for it.
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…
Seneca failed to live up to the principles outlined in Letters from a Stoic*. But he was still an outstanding figure in history. He is credited with inventing the essay format, and the content of his letters have…
The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion* is an attempt to delineate the mimesis of religion. It will focus on how mimesis is a prominent feature of religion by discussing how mimesis is defined and how…