by Stephen Backhouse
This
book has singlehandedly sparked my interest in reading Kierkegaard. A
concise but thorough overview of Kierkegaard's life and writings, making
the complicated Danish philosopher and theologian more understandable.
After reading Backhouse's book I find myself thinking that Kierkegaard
has as much to say to our current age as he did to the Danish culture of
the 19th century. I also see some interesting parallels with Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (Backhouse doesn't assert this, rather it is a conclusion of
my own making). Now to tackle a book by Kierkegaard rather than about
him.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance
by Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna
A brilliant analysis of how our current circumstances parallel in many ways the time of the renaissance, both with advantages and its dangers. I enjoyed getting a better understanding of the renaissance through the comparisons with contemporary conditions. I particularly appreciated the concluding chapter which looked at how to move forward in the best possible manner (magnifying flourishing genius and mitigating flourishing risk). Written by two Oxford academics, I took pleasure in knowing that one of them (Chris Kutarna) is originally from this neck of the woods.
A brilliant analysis of how our current circumstances parallel in many ways the time of the renaissance, both with advantages and its dangers. I enjoyed getting a better understanding of the renaissance through the comparisons with contemporary conditions. I particularly appreciated the concluding chapter which looked at how to move forward in the best possible manner (magnifying flourishing genius and mitigating flourishing risk). Written by two Oxford academics, I took pleasure in knowing that one of them (Chris Kutarna) is originally from this neck of the woods.
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