Published inNuggets of ThoughtThe 5 Most Insightful Philosophy Books About Human NatureThe five books presented here are chosen based on one criteria: the depth and elaboration of thoughts oh human nature and human condition…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
Published inNuggets of Thought10 Mental Exercises Michel de Montaigne Used To Live Appropriately“If I had to live over again, I would live as I have lived.” — Michel de MontaigneSep 10, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Published inNuggets of ThoughtDo Reason and Science Improve Humankind? Notes from Dostoevsky’s Underground ManBut man is a frivolous and incongruous creature, and perhaps, like a chess player, loves the process of the game, not the end of it. — The…Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Published inNuggets of ThoughtSeneca’s 12 Rules for a Better LifeIn his letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives him the following advice: “Measure your life: it just does not have room for so much.”Jul 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018
Published inNuggets of ThoughtJohn Gray on Fictions or What’s Wrong With Holding BeliefsI think the dependency on beliefs, the idea that a set of beliefs or a system of beliefs can somehow provide meaning to human life, is a…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Published inNuggets of ThoughtNassim Taleb on Why Being Nonsucker is More Important Than Being RightIn real life exposure is more important than knowledge; decision effects supersede logic.May 12, 20181May 12, 20181
