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Owl of Minerva

Owl_of_Minerva@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 months ago

Reader of most things fiction and non-fiction especially theology and critical theory.

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2024 Reading Goal

28% complete! Owl of Minerva has read 15 of 52 books.

Anders Burman, Anders Bartonek: Att läsa Hegel (Paperback, Swedish language, TankeKraft) 4 stars

En fantastisk antologi med en samling utmärkta essäer och reflektetioner över Hegel, i synnerhet de kända passagerna om självmedvetandet/herravälde och slaveri. Rekommenderas både som filosofi i sin egen rätt och som hjälp och fördjupning till läsning av Hegel. Här finns också några unika stycken som visar hur Zizek aktualiserar Hegel som inte finns på något annat språk!

finished reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Signet classics)

Victor Hugo: Les Miserables (2013) 4 stars

Story of Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to …

A fantastic book about the life of the working classes in France during the early 19th century. An exploration of the character of love, of mercy and forgiveness. The tale of Jean Valjean and his travel through history and to through the different levels of society is spectacularly fascinating and captivating. A fantastic work of realism and historical fiction. I think the book is a good way to explore the nature of humanity, mercy and love but also the reality of 19th century France for the masses. It explores the nature of revolutions and the impacts and powers that coincide in this form of cataclysmic events.

I recommend the book wholeheartedly to anyone interested in French history and it's also a great basis to understand the way many political thinkers came to develop their thought.