Welcome to Part III of my Read Along of Jean-Jacque Rousseau's The Social Contract, published in 1762. It is perhaps one of Rousseau's most memorable and influential works, and contributed significantly to the philosophy of the social contract — that is, the idea that, in a society, people consent to give up some freedoms for … Continue reading Read with me: The Social Contract, Part III
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Read with me: The Social Contract, Part II
Welcome to Part II of my Read Along of Jean-Jacque Rousseau's The Social Contract, published in 1762. It is perhaps one of Rousseau's most memorable and influential works, and contributed significantly to the philosophy of the social contract — that is, the idea that, in a society, people consent to give up some freedoms for … Continue reading Read with me: The Social Contract, Part II
Read with me: The Social Contract, Part I
In this Read With Me series, we’ll be having a close look at The Social Contract, written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and published in 1762. It is perhaps one of his most memorable and influential works, and contributed significantly to the philosophy of the social contract — that is, the idea that, in a society, people … Continue reading Read with me: The Social Contract, Part I
Review: Raghuram G. Rajan, The Third Pillar (2019) – Guest Review by Share My Library
What follows is a guest review by Share My Library. All opinions belong to the author. Please visit Share My Library's website here, and follow them on Twitter here. If you are interested in contributing a guest post to my blog, please contact me using the information here. Quote of the book: “Too much market … Continue reading Review: Raghuram G. Rajan, The Third Pillar (2019) – Guest Review by Share My Library
Review: Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy (2021)
Economic inequality is soaring, the climate crisis is getting worse, the pandemic has exposed a ‘digital divide’ (with many people unable to access the technology to work and learn remotely), and more. Why is it so difficult for anything to be done about this? Can the government not step in and help? Alas, argues Mariana … Continue reading Review: Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy (2021)
Review: Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2017)
So I appreciate that I’m a bit late to the party with this one, and I know I don’t normally review works of fiction, but I’ve just finished reading this book and I had to say something about it. (Though given that I typically review history books, and that this is a work of historical … Continue reading Review: Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2017)
Read with me: On Liberty, Part Five
Welcome to Part Five of this exploration into John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. We looked before at Chapter I, which introduced many of the key ideas and concepts of Mill’s theory, Chapter II, which argued that freedom of thought and discussion was essential to society, Chapter III, which argued that individuality was central to well-being, … Continue reading Read with me: On Liberty, Part Five
Bucky Unbound 