As I’ve mentioned, I have begun my 2011 reading year by undertaking a ‘Marx’ reading challenge. As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve begun this journey by tackling Marx’s Grundrisse. After completing this book, I plan on moving directly into Marx’s Capital. I’ve gotten some interesting questions from people, including from my wife, colleagues, [...]
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First Impressions – Grundrisse
This post is the first of something I’m going to try this year, my first impressions of a book as I’m reading. I would like to try to accomplish this type of post regularly, so we’ll see how well I do this year. I’m now about 350 pages into Karl Marx’s Grundrisse, and so far, [...]
Now Reading – Grundrisse
I’ve decided to begin my 2011 reading adventure by tackling some Karl Marx. I became interested more in Marx’s writings after reading The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings during July 2010. This set of books will be slightly different than what I’ve read before, and I’m looking forward to learning more about Marxist thought. This [...]
Republic Book 1 First Thoughts
Today I completed the first book of Plato’s Republic. Let me begin by saying that I am very impressed with the format of the book. I was very much under the impression that the writing style would be stating a theory and then Plato proving that theory. However, I was very surprised to find that [...]
Now Reading Republic
Now that I’ve read a bit of fiction, I figured it was time to read something a bit more philosophical. Plato’s Republic has been sitting on my shelf for sometime now, and I figured now is a good time to read it. I’ve always been interested in reading Plato and simply have never got around [...]
The Communist Manifesto Section I – Bourgeois and Proletarians
This post is the first of a series of my thoughts on The Communist Manifesto. I plan on discussing each section of The Manifesto, of which there are four. A SPECTER IS HAUNTING Europe – the specter of communism, is how Karl Marx opens the manifesto of the Communist Party. One of the most important [...]
Now Reading The Communist Manifesto & Other Writings
Just yesterday, I began reading Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’s The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings. I thought it was a good time to read something a little more philosophical in nature. Why would I decide to read this particular book? Well, part of the reason is to understand a bit of history. The other [...]
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Beltwayliterature Same here! I really enjoyed reading Candide!
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Rachel Bradford I got SO many laughs out of Candide! I wasn't
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