On which one of Heidegger's commentary on Hegel does Pippin base his analysis? Also agree with you that Heidegger on Hegel is impossibly hard to understand... I remember attempting his lecture on the phenomenology of spirit and cannot make heads or tails of it...
I apologize for pretending to stack against formally published authors in a read list, I have some posts on logic, epistemic and Science, like Beauty and Last. But maybe, perhaps, you or your readers might find my controversial Post interesting, thanks:
I read exclusively fiction this year, and my second and third favorites were A Psalm for the Wild-Built and its sequel, A Prayer for the Crown Shy. But the number one book I read this year was This is How You Lose the Time War, which was an astounding piece of scifi that ruined my life for days. Next year, I’m hoping to expand out and read a bunch of different genres, including more non-fiction. I plan to start with Filterworld by Kyle Chayka and Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard. I’ll also be trying to finish the history of Sierra book I purchased a few years ago and forgot about (I am a video game journalist by trade, and I find gaming history to be fascinating). I only read 33 books this year, and I hope to double that for next year!
I read Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom because I found the Netflix series entertaining. However, I thought the book was so boring! Do I give Cornwell another chance to redeem himself? King Arthur is one of my favorite literary characters. I really don’t want Cornwell to ruin him. I want The Winter King to be good!
I’m interested in Wolf Hall now! Thank you for recommending. I’ll be reading some Plotinus next year as well. I’m putting together a study on Beauty, about which he has a thing or two to say. (If you recommend others on the topic, I’d love to know.)
I read Le Carré for the first time this year for as well, and was also pleasantly surprised by how fantastic they are. I made it through the first 5 Smiley novels (by publication date). The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy were easily the best.
I initially came to the books because I wanted to watch more spy movies, and ended up pairing each novel with its film adaptation. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) and The Deadly Affair (1967) were exceptional. I definitely recommend checking those out.
My favorite read of the year was previously my white whale book: The Count of Monte Cristo. It immediately vaulted onto the favorite novel shortlist.
One nonfiction book of note: Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler. Highly recommend for anyone interested how we use art to memorialize trauma/atrocities.
On which one of Heidegger's commentary on Hegel does Pippin base his analysis? Also agree with you that Heidegger on Hegel is impossibly hard to understand... I remember attempting his lecture on the phenomenology of spirit and cannot make heads or tails of it...
I apologize for pretending to stack against formally published authors in a read list, I have some posts on logic, epistemic and Science, like Beauty and Last. But maybe, perhaps, you or your readers might find my controversial Post interesting, thanks:
https://open.substack.com/pub/federicosotodelalba/p/a-letter-to-humans-on-planet-earth?r=4up0lp
I read exclusively fiction this year, and my second and third favorites were A Psalm for the Wild-Built and its sequel, A Prayer for the Crown Shy. But the number one book I read this year was This is How You Lose the Time War, which was an astounding piece of scifi that ruined my life for days. Next year, I’m hoping to expand out and read a bunch of different genres, including more non-fiction. I plan to start with Filterworld by Kyle Chayka and Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard. I’ll also be trying to finish the history of Sierra book I purchased a few years ago and forgot about (I am a video game journalist by trade, and I find gaming history to be fascinating). I only read 33 books this year, and I hope to double that for next year!
A novel I suspect you might really like is Hesse's The Glass Bead Game. That was my favorite fiction, this year.
I read Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom because I found the Netflix series entertaining. However, I thought the book was so boring! Do I give Cornwell another chance to redeem himself? King Arthur is one of my favorite literary characters. I really don’t want Cornwell to ruin him. I want The Winter King to be good!
How much time would you say you spend reading?
Between work and pleasure, 4-6 hours. Less on weekends.
I’m interested in Wolf Hall now! Thank you for recommending. I’ll be reading some Plotinus next year as well. I’m putting together a study on Beauty, about which he has a thing or two to say. (If you recommend others on the topic, I’d love to know.)
I read Le Carré for the first time this year for as well, and was also pleasantly surprised by how fantastic they are. I made it through the first 5 Smiley novels (by publication date). The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy were easily the best.
I initially came to the books because I wanted to watch more spy movies, and ended up pairing each novel with its film adaptation. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) and The Deadly Affair (1967) were exceptional. I definitely recommend checking those out.
My favorite read of the year was previously my white whale book: The Count of Monte Cristo. It immediately vaulted onto the favorite novel shortlist.
One nonfiction book of note: Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler. Highly recommend for anyone interested how we use art to memorialize trauma/atrocities.
The Count of Monte Christo is my white whale book. I don’t know when I will finally get to it.