Recommended Reading List
“Would you be willing to write a list of recommended reading of both fiction and non-fiction?” -A Fan of Brotherbored
Category: Philosophy
The Perverse Fantasy of Heroic Killing
The Charismatic Serial Killer becomes cool by living out the fantasy of lethal violence Americans suppress. Our desire to kill precedes our justifications.
Opinionation and the Allegory of the Cave
When you treat opinionation as a substitute for learning, that is like the prisoners in Plato’s cave treating the shadows as reality.
Solo Win Tip #2: There’s No Such Thing As Luck
Since Diplomacy doesn’t involve randomized gameplay, what are the players trying to describe when they say that “luck” happens during a match?
The Killing Taboo is a Sham
“The crime of murder is a most fundamental taboo and, also, perhaps, a most fundamental human impulse.” Paul G. Mattiuzzi, forsensic psychologist
The Meaning of Cool
Charismatic Serial Killers become “cool” by transgressing the nominal prohibition against killing in front of an audience that secretly desires killing.
American Minds & American Movies
Art reflect sociological facts about the society that created the art. Therefore, understanding the art gives insight into the sociology of that society.
The Epidemic of Serial Killers
You might think “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) and “The Legend of Korra” (2012-2014) would have nothing in common, but you’d be wrong.
A Meditation on Stoicism and Ableism
Vacations are great and I completely endorse taking a vacation when possible. My criticism is of the vacuity of taking a vacation and calling it asceticism.