Reviewing the book ‘Fear and Trembling’ — I was very excited about this book, but at the same time, I was dreading it. I’ve read Kierkegaard’s Sickness Unto Death before, which I found incredibly rewarding but also one of the most difficult intellectual tasks I had. I read Fear and Trembling only, despite my edition having the…

A book review of ‘Seven Years in Tibet’ by Heinrich Harrer — This book is written by Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountaineer. He was caught in WW2 and was in a British internment camp in India. They later escaped the camp and traveled to Tibet. The first part of the book is their escape and travel, which is very difficult. …

Reviewing the book ‘Technological Slavery’ — ** Trigger warning alert ** This is the manifesto of K*czynski, an American domestic terrorist. He killed 3 people and injured 23 in a bombing campaign to draw attention to this anti-technology manifesto. He was arrested in 1996 and has 8 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. I do not condone his actions…

Reviewing “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi — Warning: This review contains spoilers This a memoir from Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon that is diagnosed with IV metastatic lung cancer. It starts by telling his life story in general that leads to his current position as a neurosurgeon. That part alone I already found incredibly enjoyable and worthwhile. …

Reviewing her most famous philosophical work: “The Sovereignty of Good” — This work was harder than expected, and at times, I was quite lost without really grasping what Murdoch was trying to say. …

A Book Review of “The Biology of Desire” by Marc Lewis — I heard good things from Marc Lewis, and I was curious to read his work on addiction. I was mostly interested in his book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, but it wasn’t available on Audible, so I went with one which is his latest. I was afraid that I was…

A Book Review of “The Tyranny of Merit” by Michael J. Sandel I knew Michael Sandels from his book “Justice”. I haven’t read it yet, but I have it on my shelf and have always seen it recommended. …

A Book Review of ‘Chaos’ By James Gleick — I’ve always been intrigued by chaos theory but never dived very much into it. This book seemed incredibly popular, so I figured it would be the perfect opportunity. It’s rather old, being published in 1987, back when chaos was a relatively new field. This has the downside of making chaos…

Painting, Sculpting and the Unconscious — This is a book review of ‘The Art of C. G. Jung’ by The Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung. I’m a huge fan of Jung and have dived a fair bit into his work, but in addition to his philosophy and psychology, I’ve always really enjoyed his art…