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Love as Moral Luck

Love as Moral Luck

This essay was originally published by Eli Parra on his blog. My challenge here will be to distill for you a transcendent essay by Zadie Smith that changed my life in many ways, starting with making me read the massive novel from 1871 that it’s about. I’m writing

The Art of Knowing What to Read

The Art of Knowing What to Read

Imperfect Intellectuals love books, but we rarely feel “well read.” There are countless classics we still want to get to, and we also relish exploring current topics and lesser-known authors. We realize, too, that fiction—contemporary or centuries old—offers an unparalleled way of grappling with life issues and understanding

On Being an Imperfect Intellectual

On Being an Imperfect Intellectual

People often think being an intellectual requires an excellent education and the ability to speak with knowledge and charm about virtually any topic. But being an imperfect intellectual doesn’t take a specific kind of background or personality. It’s all about curiosity and a love of learning. Changing times

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #53

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #53

RIP Navalny. This week we're reading about Russia and America, presidents and friends, marriage and loneliness, media layoffs and euthanasia — and Nietzsche, Whitman, Moloch, George Eliot, Socrates...

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #52

Anna Gát: What to Read This Weekend #52

Anniversary Edition 👑 Cults, brains, moms, ancient scrolls, [virtual] reality - lovers, machines - and Neumann, Spinoza, Iris Murdoch, Vitalik, Putin, Erdős, Emma Goldman, Jordan Peterson, God... Subscribe to Anna’s weekly digest on the Interintellect Substack. Hi everyone! Long time no see (one week) 💗 It has now been a YEAR

The sacred and mundane

The sacred and mundane

This essay was originally published by Travis Northcutt on his blog. What am I trying to say? There is value in mundane things done with intention. Do they have to be things you do? Probably not - sitting in a chair can be mundane but can be experienced in a

"An ode to travel" by Shahid H N

"An ode to travel" by Shahid H N

Originally posted by Shahid on his substack, shahid’s riffs , in March 2023 A few months ago, I did a short Twitter thread on how I like to approach travel. I’ll expand on that a bit more today, interspersed with anecdotes from my own experiences. Travel is embodied philosophy