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Ask for the Truth: Marshall McLuhan's Catholicism
"Wham! I became Catholic the next day."
›Justin Murphy
Founder of The Other Life Company.
Society Is a Corpse That Purges at the Mouth
On Mary Moody Emerson.
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The Montaigne Paradox
The greatest social power is achieved by withdrawing from society.
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Write to Yourself and Yourself Alone
Sibi scribere.
›Book Summaries
Looking for Spinoza by Antonio Damasio: Detailed Summary
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain.
›Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier: Detailed Summary
Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
›I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by RenĂ© Girard: Detailed Summary
René Girard (1923-2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science. His work focused on human desire, violence, and religion. He was born in Avignon, France and studied in Paris before moving to the United States, where he taught at several universities including Stanford. Girard was a
›Kant, Capital, and the Prohibition of Incest by Nick Land: A Detailed Guide
The high-water mark of revolutionary Deleuzian Feminism.
›After Virtue by Alisdaire MacIntyre: A Detailed Guide
A critique of modern moral discourse and a proposal to revive the Aristotelian tradition of virtue ethics.
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