The Enchiridion Summary (7.1/10)
The Enchridon* by Epictetus is a short book about Stoicism. We are warned of the excesses of wealth and of succumbing to pleasure.
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What Philosophers Have Been Doing (Beyond Good and Evil)
It has gradually become clear to me what every great philosophy up till now has consisted of—namely, the confession of its originator, and a species of involuntary and unconscious auto-biography; and moreover that…
Why Are Post-Modern Thinkers Obscure?
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things– Isaac Newton One book that I have read, by Baudrillard, fits this category. The entire book, and his entire line of…
Beyond Materialism
Mark Twain once said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” This quote is particularly relevant in today’s age, where consensus is everything and the majority…
Be Bored with a Book (Week 28 of Wisdom)
“The trick is to be bored with a specific book, rather than with the act of reading,”Nassim Taleb. What is a book? It is information, packaged to you in a certain way, by an author. The way the book is packaged can…
Chapter 19: Education (21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
What has worked in the past will not necessarily work in the future. Following the advice of people who were older than you worked better in the past because the world was more stable and predictable.
Between Pleasure and Pain: The Story of the Sacrificial Animal
Adam and Eve by Gustave Courtois* Pleasure and Rationality In trying to understand human nature more deeply, I have read what some philosophers and psychologists have had to say, to get a starting point.
The Inflated Ego (Week 23 of Wisdom)
Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called ‘Ego’ – Nietzsche Without an ego, man is a coward without character, but with an inflated ego, he loses his sanity. If you seek praise, be wary of the dangers of…
Mimetic Theory: The Origin of Conflict
Mimetic Theory Where do man’s desires come from? Apart from the basic desire to survive (food, shelter, rest), what motivates people? Where did the desire for status, fame, honor, legacy, pride, vanity come from? One…
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation Summary (7/10)
In his 1967 book Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation, French theologian and sociologist Jacques Ellul provides a detailed exegesis of the Biblical text known as the Apocalypse, or the Book of Revelation.
Change Your Paradigm
* Grand Models Our mental models are the real space we occupy. We can live in the exact same geographical location but are separated apart by endless oceans when it comes to how we perceive the world.
Week of Wisdom 5: Don’t Tell People What To Do (or What Not To Do)
Don’t Tell People What To Do (or What Not To Do) The human mind is innately rebellious. Often, it is said that children are rebellious, but that is not true, everyone is rebellious, and it has everything to do with…
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