Book Review, Plato – Friendship (Lysis)
Socrates, attends the invitation of a group of young people he meets on the road and chats with them. As the subject of the conversation, Socrates examines the concept of "friendship".
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Book Review, Plato – Symposium
Symposium, one of Plato's dialogues, takes place in a traditional invitation called "symposium", which Socrates accepts upon an invitation. "Love" is chosen as the topic to be discussed and Socrates tells us what true love is.
Book Review, Platon – Protagoras
The book "Protagoras" describes the conversation between Socrates and the sophist Protagoras. Rather than conversation, perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a debate. Likewise, they disagree because Socrates is a "philosopher" and Protagoras is a "sophist".
Book Review, Nietzche – On The Advantage and Disadvantage of History
The book, written by Nietzche as a social critique, describes what history means to humanity, its benefits and drawbacks. In this book, Nietzche speaks about the possible damages that "history culture" and historical knowledge can cause to society and the "purpose of history for life".
Book Review, Epiktetus – Enchiridion
Enchiridion contains the teachings of Epictetus on philosophy and his lectures on life he gave to his students. This book, written centuries ago, is still valid today. Because human, remains the same…
Book Review, Plato – Republic
One of the cornerstones of philosophy is Plato's Republic. In this book, Socrates tells people about humane topics such as righteousness, virtue, happiness, society. This book dates back to Ancient Greece BC. Although it was written in the 600s, what Socrates said about human is still valid.
Book Review, Robert L. Stevenson – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A horror story about human nature that takes place in the foggy atmosphere of London... This book is about the good and evil within the human. And I think this is the story of how one creates his own hell.
Book Review, Montaigne – Essays
Montaigne is one of the important thinkers of the 16th century. Montaigne's "Essays" is also the first of its kind in literature. In his Essays, Montagine spoke about his personal thoughts on humane issues such as morality, righteousness, and virtue.
Book Review, Mo Yan – Change
Written by the Chinese author Mo Yan, this book tells us the history of China through the eyes of the common folk. The main subject of the book is the change of China between the years 1950 - 2000.