DeadPhilosophersSociety Read

January 24, 2022
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Adult
This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom is a book by philosopher Martin Hägglund, which pursues a critique of the religious ideal of eternity and reconceives faith in secular terms as the fundamental form of practical commitment. Through new interpretations of G.W.F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and Martin Luther King Jr., Hägglund develops the social and political stakes of his analysis of our temporal existence, arguing that labor under capitalism alienates us from our finite lifetime. Calling for a revaluation of our values, Hägglund presents a novel vision of democratic socialism as a post-capitalist form of life in which we could truly own our time and recognize our shared freedom.

Next up for my #DeadPhilosophersSociety read. I’m excited to start this. I’ve missed our group discussions, as we took a little break during holidays and after The Tao of Pooh. It’ll be good to be back to stretching our brains and opening up to possibility. 
Reading Schedule
I am in love with Cornell Notes. This is my second notebook from them and I absolutely love them for group read note taking.

UPDATE: April 2022… I am loving this read……so much.

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