A collection of notes from books read on Western philosophy.

Meditations, Marcus Aurelius

A roman emporor’s philosophical journal.

Notes - Meditiations

The Enchiridion, Epictetus

Epictetus’ philosophical notes.

Notes - The Enchiridion

How To Be a Stoic, Massimo Pigliucci

How to guide on stoic philosophy. Well written.

Notes - How To Be a Stoic

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.

Notes - The True Believer

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