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Book review/Philosophy

The Limits of Conscious Awareness

Posted on 19th March 2023 by Ludvig

The Ancient Greek temple of Apollo at Delphi had an inscription in its forecourt that read γνῶθι σεαυτόν meaning “know thyself.” The inscription implies that mo...

Book review/Philosophy

On Vulnerability

Posted on 20th November 2022 by Ludvig

In his book A Fragile Life, the philosopher Todd May offers a highly interesting perspective on the different schools of thought at the heart of Stoicism, Buddh...

Book review/Essay/Philosophy

On Temperance

Posted on 25th June 2022 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

For the ancient Greeks, sôphrosune (σωφροσύνη) or temperance was a key virtue. The ancients understood that our emotions and desires can be excessive, and that ...

Book review/Philosophy

Slave of the Passions

Posted on 12th May 2022 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Can we really trust our emotions? The world seems full of people who end up tortured by their feelings. Can’t we just get rid of all that anger and sadnes...

Book review/Essay/Philosophy

Two Modes of Living

Posted on 1st May 2022 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

There is likely no experience more human than that of feeling trapped by one’s circumstances. How people deal with this experience seems to vary enormousl...

Essay/Philosophy

Learning from the Extreme

Posted on 1st August 2020 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

When he was fourteen years old, the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch witnessed the death of his older sister Sophie from tuberculosis, at a time when there was no...

Book review/Philosophy

The Evolution of Mediocrity

Posted on 4th April 2020 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution has for a long time been the most widely accepted secular explanation for how living organisms change over time. In t...

Book review/Philosophy

The Origins of Reason

Posted on 28th April 2019 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

What does it mean, to be rational? This is the question that Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber ask in their revolutionary book, The Enigma of Reason. This book was a...

Book review/Philosophy

Does Reputation Matter?

Posted on 7th January 2019 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

It is fascinating to observe how people become obsessed with their reputation. This is especially true in the era of social media. I find this fascinating becau...

Book review/Philosophy

The Art of Dealing with Difficult People

Posted on 9th September 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

The modern relevance of Stoic ideas is beautifully explained by the American philosopher William B. Irvine in two of his books, A Guide to the Good Life: The An...

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