Tag: Philosophy

  • The Stranger by Albert Camus

    The Stranger by Albert Camus Rating: 4/5, good I read this in high school and all I remembered was that he didn’t cry at his mom’s funeral and he shot a guy because it was too sunny. I picked this up to reread on a trip because it’s small (a little over 100 pages) and…

  • A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

    Rating: 3/5, average “Many histories of philosophy exist, and it has not been my purpose merely to add one to their number. My purpose is to exhibit philosophy as an integral part of social and political life: not as the isolated speculations of remarkable individuals, but as both an effect and a case of the…

  • Weekly Update #3

    Again, not much done this week because of wedding planning and job stress. ^^; However, I got through 3 chapters of A History of Western Philosophy: The Rise of Science Francis Bacon Hobbes’s Leviathan (and a little bit into Descartes but I’ll leave that for next time…) “The Rise of Science” summarizes the work of Copernicus,…

  • But Why is the Blog Dead?

    It’s not dead, it just looks that way…  I realize I haven’t posted in a while, and this is for two reasons: Life Stuff – I’m engaged! And we bought a house! Unpacking boxes + decorating has taken a significant chunk out of my reading time. Also Fanime happened and my parents came to visit…