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Tiago V.F.
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Dostoyevsky’s Most Terrifying Book

Reviewing ‘Notes from Underground’ — This is a fascinating book that will be forever in the ranks of the best books ever written. To understand Notes from Underground, it helps if you’re aware of its historical context. The book is a heavy critique of a novel by Chernyshevsky that praises rational egoism, under the growing…

Philosophy

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Dostoyevsky’s Most Terrifying Book
Dostoyevsky’s Most Terrifying Book
Philosophy

6 min read


Jun 6

The Man Who Loved Nature: The Life of John Muir

Reviewing his biography — I hadn’t known who John Muir was, never having heard the name before. However, I saw people mentioning this as an excellent biography, and the nature theme appealed to me. …

Book Review

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The Man Who Loved Nature: The Life of John Muir
The Man Who Loved Nature: The Life of John Muir
Book Review

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May 6

Does Medicine Operate in Scientific Laws?

I have read Mukherjee’s “The Emperor of All Maladies” which deeply impressed me with his skillful writing, engaging narrative, and interplay of science and human relationships. When I discovered he had a short book, I couldn’t help but get it. Science has laws, but while medicine is based on science…

Science

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Does Medicine Operate in Scientific Laws?
Does Medicine Operate in Scientific Laws?
Science

3 min read


Apr 11

Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Reviewing the book ‘Life 3.0‘ by By Max Tegmark — I’ve always looked at books regarding artificial intelligence with some suspicion. They often seem to have a very futuristic pop-science feel to them and ignore the more technical aspects of AI. I was happy to discover this wasn’t the case, and Max Tegmark is fairly educated on the topic. What…

Artificial Intelligence

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Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

3 min read


Mar 9

What do Gödel, Escher, and Bach Have In Common?

Reviewing the book masterpiece written by Douglas R. Hofstadter — I was really looking forward to this book, seeing it mentioned many times. It’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning book that explores the connections between mathematics, music, and intelligence through the works of mathematician Kurt Gödel, artist M.C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. …

Books

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What do Gödel, Escher, and Bach Have In Common?
What do Gödel, Escher, and Bach Have In Common?
Books

4 min read


Feb 21

Exploring the Nature of Faith and Ethics with Kierkegaard

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…

Philosophy

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Exploring the Nature of Faith and Ethics with Kierkegaard
Exploring the Nature of Faith and Ethics with Kierkegaard
Philosophy

6 min read


Feb 7

A 7-Year Journey In Tibet

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. …

Tibet

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A 7-Year Journey In Tibet
A 7-Year Journey In Tibet
Tibet

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Jan 24

Are We Slaves to Technology?

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…

Philosophy

11 min read

Are We Slaves to Technology?
Are We Slaves to Technology?
Philosophy

11 min read


Jan 10

The Only Book That Ever Made Me Cry

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. …

Books

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The Only Book That Ever Made Me Cry
The Only Book That Ever Made Me Cry
Books

3 min read


Jan 4

The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch

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. …

Philosophy

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The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch
The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch
Philosophy

4 min read

Tiago V.F.

Tiago V.F.

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Writing Non-Fiction Book Reviews. Interested mostly in philosophy and psychology.

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