I have to admit that I’m a massive Carroll fanboy. I think he is an extremely intelligent person and an expert communicator. I love his thinking, his books, and his podcast. “The truth is that the ground has disappeared beneath… Continue Reading
This short read from Plato is an enjoyable dialogue between Socrates and Euthyphro on the nature of piety, morality, and virtue. The major idea to come out of this book is known as the Euthyphro Dilemma, which deals with the… Continue Reading
(Goodreads・Amazon) Hands down this is the most influential book I read in 2017. Koch covers the basics of the latest neuroscience research in a very humble, non-assuming way. He weaves in his own personal story about his search for truth.… Continue Reading
Love is something that affects so much of our life, yet we are mostly content with ruling it out as something unexplainable, mysterious, divine. The risk of doing this is that what we do not understand, we cannot control. By… Continue Reading
There are many books that look at applying the philosophy of Buddhism to everyday life, but this one by Christina Feldman is my favourite. Feldman does a great job of intertwining the basic Buddhist principles in with a mix of insightful stories,… Continue Reading
Milan Kundera writes with a unique prose style that is akin to reading a handful of short stories, all relating to the same characters and topic; the result is a grand symphony that feels light to read, yet captures the details… Continue Reading
If there was a smarter man on earth, he didn’t write books. Ruskin was not only a genius, but an extremely articulate one; his writing is some of the best out there, both in content and quality. Ruskin is one… Continue Reading
Letters from a Stoic, is the kind of book you can flip open to a random page, throw your finger down without aim, and still land upon a maxim that you can live your life by. Like this one: “Am I to… Continue Reading
The problem with this book is how damn relevant it is. Seneca wrote about life, death and living over two thousand years ago, yet unfortunately, he is speaking about the exact same problems that face us today. Despite how advanced we see… Continue Reading
The most brilliantly amusing philosophical read there is. Arthur Schopenhauer touches on everything from spirituality, religion, death, sex & boredom. Schopenhauer was a german philosopher who read a lot of Buddhism. The result is a light-hearted, un-attached view of the world that makes… Continue Reading