2025 is Year 8 of the Books of Titans reading project and Year 3 of reading through The Immortal Books: 2025 Reading List - https://t.co/NLZodS614H The Immortal Books - https://t.co/7oNZDJwTPo Join my Monthly Short Great Books Reading Group - https://t.co/RkGx8pBOk1 Podcast -

I never noticed the word Sophisticated starts with Sophist until thinking about it while reading Plato's Sophist. The word that now has a positive connotation started out more negative.

"Deeply he brooded, as if lowering himself through deep water even to the bottom of this perception, even to that places where causes, for it seemed to him that this is precisely what thought is about—apprehension of causes, through this alone do perceptions become insights, they

Episode 267 is up. I cover the Sophist by Plato, a dialogue that I read three times because I had a strong sense I really needed to understand this one. Give it a listen and let me know what I missed. https://t.co/kQ0DAsUFO8

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Prepping for tomorrow’s podcast episode about Plato’s Sophist. I battled this one hard, reading three different translations and giving it a lot of thought. I hope that comes through in the episode. It will release early tomorrow morning.

After our civil court marriage, we embarked with a team of volunteers and 54,000 spiritual books to the Emerald Isle, distributing them like autumn leaves. This fulfilled my dream of becoming a missionary. Soon after, we planned a religious church wedding and set the date. A

Big event coming up on Nov 13th @landmarkbookstn! Would love to have you join us! #kidsbooks

Morning reading: I’m on the 2nd of 3 short stories by Dostoevsky. This one is called “The Meek One” and is about a husband trying to come to grips with the suicide of his wife on the day it has happened. Dostoevsky is so good at the interplay of internal vs external dialogue.

My reading recap for October and what's coming up in November. Also, I had some very cool author encounters during October that I highlight here -

Who had this paperback version of The Hobbit in the 1980s? I remember carrying this around with me in elementary school. I lost that copy and keep hoping I come across one at a used bookstore.

Peptides 101 livestream with @ZakDavid of @PeptidePartners Friday at NOON ET, streaming from X.

I have a new section in my monthly reading recap posts highlighting recently acquired books. Here's what I picked up during October. Read here for the reason I purchased each book - https://t.co/AL5lGDDfYJ

Morning reading. I thought this entire book was White Nights, but it actually consists of three short stories with White Nights as the final one. I finished the first tale this morning called “A Nasty Business.” It was enthralling. It was so devastatingly uncomfortable that

Let's have some fun here. As benevolent dictator, what 3 steps would you take to make Harvard the most sought-after university on the planet?

Morning reading: White Nights by Dostoevsky. I’m leading a reading group on this book next week. This is my first time reading it. I’m 30 pages in and it’s very interesting so far. If you’d like to join the discussion via Zoom next week, DM me for details.

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Sunday morning reading: I finished Plato’s Parmenides this morning. It’s quite possibly the most difficult text I’ve ever read. I’m now moving on to a paper called Plato’s Theory of Knowledge that was suggested by a a few people on X. I’m hoping it helps in my preparation for

What would one have had to read, thought about, or experienced in life to read Plato’s Parmenides for the first time and understand it?

This is what human flourishing looks like

Spent 1 hour on 8 pages of Plato’s Parmenides this morning. It’s a difficult one.

Does a generational curse apply for believers?

You know those classic books you've been meaning to read? You can just read them. They are less difficult and more interesting than you think. And if a book is too hard and you don't understand it, you can read it again.

The most pernicious part of Harvard's GradeGate is that it is opposed to lifelong learning. Inflated grades squelch the desire to learn. Unchallenged students, who may have aced high school, will graduate college without the fire required to cultivate the life of the mind.

Books on tap for November. I’m continuing on in my Plato Project in my attempt to read the complete works of Plato as part of my Immortal Books reading list. Plato is author 18 of 200 from that list. I’m also leading a reading group covering White Nights by Dostoevsky. I’ve never

I’ve enjoyed Aaron Poochigian’s translations of Sappho and Aristophanes, so it was a delight to receive this advanced reader’s copy of Meditations in the mail. It comes out early 2026. @Poochigian