Saturday, July 18, 2015

毛泽东私人医生回忆录,李志绥

挺有意思,一个活脱脱的毛泽东。 李志绥这个人不简单。
时报出版。1994。ISBN 957131434X.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

The Sacred and The Profane, by Mircea Eliade

A good reading. It explains the nature of religion, what is a religious man, and how they experience life and cosmos. Its first two chapters have good overlapping with the author's "Images and Symbols", but the same topics are here discussed from different perspective and different focus. After reading the book, I realize that I am indeed a religious man. :)

Published by Harcourt. 1987. ISBN-13: 978-0156792011

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads, by Dominic J. O'Meara

I originally started reading "Essential Plotinus" but eventually gave up after reading 30+ pages. Too hard to follow. I picked up this book which is a great introduction. Very clear and precise. It explains the Plotinus' reasoning, and also gives its context and comparison with other schools, such as Aristotle and Stoics.

Published by : Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN 0198751214.