Quotes – The Analysis of Mind
Bertrand Russell was one of my favourite authors when I first became interested in philosophy, and he’s still someone whose work I refer to often. Here are some quotes from The Analysis of Mind, an...
View ArticleTen Classic Philosophy Texts
A while ago, one of my Twitter friends (@SDMumford) tweeted about his ten classic philosophy texts to read before you die. His picks: Plato – Republic Descartes – Meditations Locke – Essay Concerning...
View ArticleReasons Why I Love Kierkegaard – Part One
My first ever introduction to philosophy was reading Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder when I was twelve. I was quickly hooked, and devoured as many philosophy books I could throughout my teenage...
View ArticleAugustine: Conversions and Confessions
Robin Lane Fox, Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford and Reader in Ancient History, University of Oxford, has recently released a new book about Augustine. I picked it up the last time I went into...
View ArticleFear And Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard
Fear And Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard is my favourite book. I re-read it every so often, because one can never have too much Kierkegaard. Here are some of my favourite quotes from one of the times I...
View ArticleThe Right Kind of Fantasy: An Evening with Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose is my favourite living physicist. He has had a prolific career to date, and he shows no signs of slowing down. I first encountered Penrose’s work after reading In Search of Schrödinger’s...
View Article2016 Reflections – Books (Non-Fiction)
2016 was seriously the best year I’ve had for books in ages. Despite it not being a great year for, well, pretty much everything else globally. But in times like these, you grab what happiness you can...
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