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Giambattista Vico, who lived from 1668 to 1744, spent his career as a teacher of rhetoric at the University of Naples, and devoted his off hours to one of the great intellectual projects of his time. His masterpiece, Principles of a New Science Concerning the Common Nature of Nations, appeared in three editions of increasing complexity, the last on
... See moreJohn Michael Greer • The Wealth of Nature: Economics as If Survival Mattered
the eighteenth-century philosopher Giambattista Vico: Verum ipsum factum. Translated to English, it means “We only know what we make.”
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas
It may be that we are only here to learn how to love.
Maria Popova • Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life
prophet, myself. Among
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Montaigne ne fait qu’essayer de penser sa vie (mais d’abord pour ce qu’elle révèle de la vie de tous) et d’écrire sa pensée. Peu de faits, beaucoup d’idées. Peu de récits, beaucoup de lectures, de réflexions, de « conférences » [de discussions]. C’est par quoi cet écrivain de génie est aussi – sans l’avoir prévu mais de plus en plus, au fil des ann
... See moreAndré COMTE-SPONVILLE • Dictionnaire amoureux de Montaigne (French Edition)
Within the humanities, some of the key theorists drew inspiration from the writings published at midcentury by the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty, who had analyzed, with stunning lucidity, the body’s influence upon even our most rarefied cogitiations.