Posts tagged with: Re-read Saturday

Poverty as Capability Deprivation, Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Week 6, Chapter 4

In Chapter 4 of Development as Freedom, Sen states that value is generated based on the “freedoms a person enjoys that allows them to lead the life they have reason... Read More

Freedom and the Foundations of Justice, Re-read Saturday, Development as Freedom, Week 5, Chapter 3

The author uses the discussion of Rawlsian theory of justice as fairness to set the tone and table for Chapter 3 of f Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen. The... Read More

Development as Freedom, Re-read Saturday Week 4, Chapter 2, The Ends and the Means of Development

In Chapter 2 of Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen, the author takes a deep dive into the goals and mechanisms of development. The chapter begins by contrasting two common... Read More

Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen, Week 2, Preface and Introduction

This week we tackle the Preface and Introductions of Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen (have you bought your copy?). These two sections provide important insights into the rest of... Read More

Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen, Week 1, Context and Logistics

Now for something completely different. Over the past few years, I have contemplated philosophy in the context of work and life. Our re-reading of How To Be A Stoic by... Read More

How To Be A Stoic, Re-read, Final Notes, Week 16

There are several themes that I would like to highlight as we wrap up the re-read of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci. The first and perhaps the... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 14, Practical Spiritual Exercises, Week 15

“Admit not sleep into your tender eyelids till you have reckoned up each deed of the day large – how have I erred, what done or left undone? So Start,... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 13, Love and Friendship, Week 14

This is the second to the last chapter of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci.  The question of which book we should re-read next naturally comes to mind... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 12, How To Deal With Anger, Anxiety, And Loneliness, Week 13

This is an interesting chapter to be re-reading in early November 2024. Anger, anxiety, and loneliness are difficult topics because they are personal. It is easy to take a myopic... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 11 On Death and Suicide, Week12

Chapter 11, On Death and Suicide, begins Part 3 of How To Be A Stoic.  Death and suicide are not popular conversation topics at lunch even during the worst project.... Read More