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Viktor Frankl and the Will to Meaning
On the bus this afternoon, I finished reading Viktor Frankl‘s nonfiction classic, Man’s Search for Meaning. It is a short, two-part memoir, detailing first his experiences as a Nazi concentration camp survivor, and second, his own system of psychotherapy, logotherapy. This latter is based on his belief that the driving force in human life is… Continue reading
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Hiatus?
Never mind a post title – that ought to be the blog title! I came into this year so sanguine about my reading list, and here it is a few hours away from March, with little to show for such ambitions. School and work are keeping me on my toes, literally all week long. As… Continue reading
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Eugene Onegin Read-Along ~ Chapters 7 & 8
Here we are at the final part of the read-along! It feels like it’s gone so fast! Truth be told, I still have to read chapters 5 & 6, so if you’re not up to chapter 7 yet, rest assured you’re not alone. The last week has been hectic for me, and I know the… Continue reading
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Solving ‘How to Solve It’
I hit the ground running when I started George Pólya‘s How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method. Somewhere in the middle, the momentum disappeared, and months later, I feel so relieved to have finished it. For all that, I give it 5 out of 5 stars…yes, indeed, why?? This is a math/logic/philosophy… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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