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- David Heinemeier HanssonInterview
I’m looking forward to reading more books by Erich Fromm, given how much I liked Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm. The next book I have ready by him is The Sane Society. On the existentialist journey, I have two other classics lined up: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre.
- John KaagInterview
This Is Water by David Foster Wallace. It is a commencement address, made into a very short book. My partner Carol gave it to me at the beginning of our relationship. It is a reminder not to be the exclusive king of your tiny skull-sized kingdom. A good message, I continue to think. When I can remember it. Also Notes…
- Lewis GordonInterview
I realized I was in love with philosophy when I was in college. I was taking at times 8 classes each semester. When I went to register a few semesters later, I was informed I could complete my degree in a short time, but I didn’t have a major. I asked about which areas I had the most credits in, and I was informed…
- Peter WorleyInterview
‘Fall in love’ is not quite the right expression for me. It was tied in with trauma. I had become introduced to philosophy through literature and through exploring religion as a teenager. I read a lot of Dostoyevsky and was struck by existentialist thinking, particularly in The Idiot, Notes from Underground and Notes…
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