Simone Weil, The Need for Roots
Modern life is remarkably good at multiplying choices. We can change jobs, cities, relationships, political allegiances, and even public identities Lire la suite
Modern life is remarkably good at multiplying choices. We can change jobs, cities, relationships, political allegiances, and even public identities Lire la suite
We have never had easier access to knowledge. Answers arrive instantly, explanations multiply, and almost any subject can be reduced
Louis Lavelle, Manual of Dialectical Methodology Lire la suite »
We tend to think of other people as additions to life: companions, rivals, colleagues, lovers, strangers, interruptions. Louis Lavelle’s Conduct
The Weight of the Soul: 7 Unsettling Ideas from Simone Weil’s Gravity and Grace Most spiritual books promise consolation. Simone
Beauty Is Pleasure Projected: 7 Illuminating Ideas from George Santayana’s The Sense of Beauty Beauty often feels like something “out
The Soul After Freud: 7 Ideas from James Oppenheim’s The Psychology of Jung What happens when religion no longer explains
The Secret Society as a Workshop of Civilization: 6 Big Ideas from Roscoe Pound’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Freemasonry
Roscoe Pound, Lectures on the philosophy of freemasonry Lire la suite »
The Darker Bambi: 7 Lessons from Felix Salten’s Forest of Fear Most of us think we know Bambi: a gentle
Yoga Before Wellness: 7 Startling Ideas from Annie Besant’s An Introduction to Yoga Modern culture often turns Yoga into posture,
The Book That Explained Who Arranges Our Choices: 7 Troubling Ideas from Edward Bernays’s Propaganda We like to imagine that