The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
2,048 readings · 181–192
Second Essay. “Guilt,” “Bad Conscience,” And The Like. Have these current genealogists of morals ever allowed themselves to have even the vaguest notion, for instance, that the cardinal moral idea of “ought”…
“Cobalt Red” shines a light on how important cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is for our gadgets and electric cars. It talks about the journey of batteries from their start in the 1970s to powering…
The Emperor’s New Mind* is a groundbreaking book written by mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Roger Penrose. In this iconic work, Penrose argues that computers can never think like humans because they lack…
Aldous Huxley is one of the most important writers of the 20th century. His novels and essays explore deep philosophical and psychological themes, and his work continues to be relevant even today.
Part I: The Adventure of the hero II. Initiation King Midas* 1. The Road of Trials This stage of the hero journey is often the most exciting. After passing the threshold, the hero moves on to a new landscape where he…
In “The Myth of the Machine: The Pentagon of Power”, Lewis Mumford describes the transformative period starting in the late 15th century, known as The Age of Exploration. This era was marked by significant…
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D. Salinger that was first published in 1951. The book follows the journey of Holden Caulfield, a teenage boy who has been expelled from his prep school and is now wandering…
Baudrillard and Theology* by James Walters is a synthesis of the world of one of the most challenging and interesting thinkers of our time. And with the virtualization of the world, he has become more relevant.
In* The Apocalypse of the Reluctant Gnostics: Carl G. Jung and Philip K. Dick*, Stuart Douglas traces the similarities between two geniuses in the last century. One is the legendary science fiction writer, Philip K.…
In today’s fast-paced world, media prioritizes politics, profit, and pleasing audiences over truth. This shift traces back to a decline from early 20th-century investigative journalism to today’s sensational, biased…
Lord Acton’s famous declaration that “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” stands as one of the most prescient warnings in political philosophy about the inherent dangers of concentrated…
Richard Noll’s book ‘The Aryan Christ: The Secret Life of Carl Jung’ stirs up a lot of controversy about Carl Jung’s life and ideas. It mainly talks about the possibility that Jung was involved with ideas about the…