Western Philosophy
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A collection of notes from books read on Western philosophy.
Meditations, Marcus Aurelius
A roman emporor’s philosophical journal.
The Enchiridion, Epictetus
Epictetus’ philosophical notes.
How To Be a Stoic, Massimo Pigliucci
How to guide on stoic philosophy. Well written.
The True Believer, Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Eric Hoffer (1951)
Eric Hoffer was a self-educated layman, and his books awarded him multiple honorary doctorates as well as a presidential medal of freedom. One of the best books I’ve ever read. Short and sweet, I gobbled this one up in a few days. I took notes for practically every page.
Finite and Infinite Games, James P. Carse (1986)
A philosphical masterclass on the consequences of what it means to play a game to win versus to play a game to keep playing.
Notes - Finite and Infinite Games
Republic, Plato (Translated by Christopher Rowe)
What is justice? How do we organize ourselves and our cities with justice in mind? What type of constitution leads to the mutual thriving of the individual and the whole?
On Certainty, Ludwig Wittgenstein
When do we know something? What makes a belief a belief? Where does doubt fit in? Can we ever be truly certain?
Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche
What does it mean to be beyond good and evil?
The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius
A man down horrendously, exiled and sentenced to death, gets consoled by Lady Philosophy.