Filipe OscarFooled by a wordIt is not that “crises of capitalism” leads to the emergence of fascism. Any crisis, be it institutional, political or economic, leads to…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Filipe OscarBook review: The Golden Ass (ASINUS AUREUS) by ApuleiusPolygamy, bloody revenge and corpses animated with the help of most unnatural magic inhabit this book as a surprise to a modern reader.Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Filipe OscarBook review: Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite YourcenarIn MEMOIRS OF HADRIAN , a melancholic view of history is presented to the reader, in which the old Emperor resigns himself to the immense…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Filipe OscarBook review: Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoA quite disorienting caleidoscope of words. And also of cities that exist and don’t exist. I guess there is something playing around here…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Filipe OscarAlexander and bureaucracies in War and PeaceI am currently reading the biography of Alexander the Great written by the magisterial Peter Green. I have come to the conclusion that…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
Filipe OscarOn the innocence of the modern scientistKnowledge is cumulative… depending on the circumstances. Most people, and for that matter, most scientists, believe that science is a…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022