The Era of the Business Idiot
(wheresyoured.at)
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize.
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize.
Why should I care? Or why punks are correct and old wise philosophers are wrong
(abuseofnotation.github.io)
Last week I learned that Robert Paul Wolff, the philosopher who got interested in anarchism and marxism, died and I wanted to write something dedicated to him — this was the first reason I started writing this. The second one, was to finally finish an essay that I have in my /temp folder for at least 10 years, which my 20-year-old self titled “Why should I care?”.
Last week I learned that Robert Paul Wolff, the philosopher who got interested in anarchism and marxism, died and I wanted to write something dedicated to him — this was the first reason I started writing this. The second one, was to finally finish an essay that I have in my /temp folder for at least 10 years, which my 20-year-old self titled “Why should I care?”.
The Power of the Powerless
(wikipedia.org)
The Power of the Powerless (Czech: Moc bezmocných) is an expansive political essay written in October 1978 by the Czech dramatist, political dissident, and later statesman, Václav Havel.
The Power of the Powerless (Czech: Moc bezmocných) is an expansive political essay written in October 1978 by the Czech dramatist, political dissident, and later statesman, Václav Havel.
Eco Cycles or How I Feel About Technology
(maksimizmaylov.com)
Umberto Eco, the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum (my personal favorite), wasn’t just a brilliant scholar—he was also a bit of a geek. He once wrote an essay comparing Macs to Catholicism and PCs to Protestantism. He thought about technology a lot.
Umberto Eco, the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum (my personal favorite), wasn’t just a brilliant scholar—he was also a bit of a geek. He once wrote an essay comparing Macs to Catholicism and PCs to Protestantism. He thought about technology a lot.
The essays of Michel de Montaigne online
(hyperessays.net)
HyperEssays is a project to create a modern and accessible online edition of the Essays of Michel de Montaigne.
HyperEssays is a project to create a modern and accessible online edition of the Essays of Michel de Montaigne.
The Long Road to End Tuberculosis
(asimov.press)
This essay by Kamal Nahas concludes Issue 04 of Asimov Press.
This essay by Kamal Nahas concludes Issue 04 of Asimov Press.
Small Is Beautiful
(wikipedia.org)
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered is a collection of essays published in 1973 by German-born British economist E. F. Schumacher.
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered is a collection of essays published in 1973 by German-born British economist E. F. Schumacher.
The Recovery of Case (2016)
(inference-review.com)
It is April 1977. Noam Chomsky and Howard Lasnik are about to publish an important essay in linguistics.1 Having seen and studied the preprint of “Filters and Control,” Jean-Roger Vergnaud wrote to its authors.2 He had “some ideas to communicate.” Chomsky and Lasnik were unable to incorporate those ideas in their essay. Time was short; the mail, slow. They did something better. They incorporated them into their work.
It is April 1977. Noam Chomsky and Howard Lasnik are about to publish an important essay in linguistics.1 Having seen and studied the preprint of “Filters and Control,” Jean-Roger Vergnaud wrote to its authors.2 He had “some ideas to communicate.” Chomsky and Lasnik were unable to incorporate those ideas in their essay. Time was short; the mail, slow. They did something better. They incorporated them into their work.
An Introvert's Field Guide to Friendship: Thoreau on Candid Connection
(themarginalian.org)
Friendship is the sunshine of life — the quiet radiance that makes our lives not only livable but worth living.
Friendship is the sunshine of life — the quiet radiance that makes our lives not only livable but worth living.
Ask HN: What are some essays that profoundly changed the way you think
(ycombinator.com)
No specific themes here, I'm curious to read about things that changed your mind!
No specific themes here, I'm curious to read about things that changed your mind!
Founder Mode Is Design Mode
(insideorchard.com)
Paul Graham, of Y Combinator notoriety, made waves this week with his latest essay.
Paul Graham, of Y Combinator notoriety, made waves this week with his latest essay.