Alan Woods, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Leo Trotzki, Rob Sewell, W. I. Lenin
The three main pillars of this book all brought me in their own way something meaningful to think about. In the dialectical materialism chapter the ideas seem to me very similar to those talked about in "Chaos" by James Gleick and I think dialectical materialism provides a good framework to think about chaotic systems as much as Formal Logic has done in some areas of mathematics. The more I come in contact with these ideas the more I come to see their importance, and especially important I find the idea that when the working class does not have a philosphy, they inherit the one of the dominating class. Hisotrical Materialism was very interesting to me with some really hard hitting quotes and events; it made me want to learn so much more about history as a whole and how it develops. And finally marxist economy for me provides some great critiques of capitalism and it's reliance on what to me seem like a fundamentally broken basis. Especially hard-hitting is this concept of Alienation to the work, which seems more relevant than ever. Overall something that I really enjoy in the book (and this philosophy alltogether)is the introduction to some new language, that can allow me to speak and think about the ideas themselves.
Read: 02/06/26
Bell Hooks
Bell indeed hooks and the message she shares on this book is very important. This book has made me reflect on all sorts of things ranging from my personal relationships and growth all the way to the architecture of our system. Bell Hooks loves men; and through this love her message becomes much easier to hear. I've taken her message to heart.
Read: 14/05/26
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Super funny. I don't usually say this but I think people take this book a little more seriously than it is meant to be. Sure it has a sort of political premise especially in act 2 but I think it's just a vehicle for the amazing dialogue and the unexpected revelations. Would love to see the actual play.
Read: 21/04/26
Stefan Zweig
A really fun read, I love especially how the situation with Dr B. is described. This one's also a personal victory for me since it's the first book I read fully in German.
Read: 10/04/26
Ernest Hemingway
I heard that this book is a tragedy but it didn't seem so to me. I think it's about living on through others and the nature of our surrender to time.
Read: 09/04/26
jorjor wel
Fun read. I already knew all about it and it still pissed me off. I can think of the real-life counterparts to all of these animals.
Read: 08/04/26
James Gleick
Mind-blowing book. Made me reconsider the way in which I think about physics and scale. I read this because Robert Sapolsky recommended it; and I can't wait to stop thinking in buckets. (Or be more aware of them) I still got a date with "Behave"
Read: 07/04/26
Stephen Budiansky
Loved reading about Kurt Gödel's life and the surrounding discourse that led to his breakthrough.
Read: 05/04/26 (I think)
