Promoting truth and individualism.
Another book review. Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It is supposedly one of the most influential political statements in the history of political society. I seriously doubt it. I think the concept of communism has been influential. The basic principle of communism is equality. That principle has spawned a lot… Continue reading The Communist Manifesto
Another book review. I took a break from the overtly political and philosophical books. Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, is cited in many a political treatise. Jean-Jacques Rousseau thought it the most valuable of all books for education. He went so far as to say: There exists one book, which, to my taste, furnishes the… Continue reading Multiculturalism in Robinson Crusoe
A book review. Scandal is the title of the novel written by Endo Shusaku in 1986. Its setting is modern Tokyo, centered around the Yoyogi-Harajuku area. The way Endo describes Yoyogi, Harajuku and Shinjuku in the eighties is just as I remembered it. In 1986, Yoyogi and Shibuya were my main playgrounds. For that reason, it’s… Continue reading Scandal by Endo Shusaku
