Adventures With Alex

Tag: philosophy

  • BR229) “On Liberty” Book Review

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    On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. 3/5 rating. 128 pages. Book #65 of 2021. Read November 28, 2021. This is an essay by the 19th century philosopher about individual liberty. The ideas that John is talking about seemed very apropos in today’s world. I certainly didn’t agree with all of them, but he has a…

  • BR202) “Socrates Cafe” Book Review

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    Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy by Christopher Phillips. 3/5 rating. 205 pages. Book #38 of 2021. Read April 28, 2021. This book is about Christopher’s successful rollout of philosophical discussion groups that he calls “Socrates Café”. As Socrates said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this mold, Christopher finds there to…

  • BR57) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Book Review

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    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig.  3/5 rating.  Book #132 of 2019. Read November 24, 2019. This book started off pretty good, but then quickly brought me back to college classes of deep (waaaay too deep) philosophical discussions. Below is just one excerpt of the less-out there…