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The concept of le flâneur politique becomes my "vehicle for the examination of the conditions of modernity". A blog about my political science research, teaching, and community engagement, and my philosophical, pedagogical, and literary musings.

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Fear of Death is Overrated

20 November 2018

Book Notes Death Mahatma Gandhi Paul Colaianni Psychology Values Virtues

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Lessons from the Dalai Lama: Practise the Logic

18 November 2018

Aristotle Book Notes Buddhism Dalai Lama Epictetus Epistemology Jeffrey Hopkins Logic Metaphysics Ontology Phenomenology Religion Stoicism Theology Tibetan Buddhism

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Exploring Cultural References in "Mad Men"

17 November 2018

Book Notes Breaking Bad Civilization Cultural References Don Draper Downton Abbey Grimm Mad Men Sid Meier Spotify The Guardian

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Literary Japan: Kōji's Introduction to Japanese Classics

11 November 2018

Book Notes Japan Library Japanese Literature Juliet Winters Carpenter Katsushika Hokusai Kōji Nakano La Rochefoucauld Mongaku Poetry Saigyō Yatsuhashi Kengyō Yoshida Kenkō

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If on a post-modern novel Italo Calvino

07 November 2018

42nd Street Book Notes Italian Literature Italo Calvino Jay McInerney On Writing Postmodernism

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The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

28 October 2018

Book Notes Dover Thrift Edition Mark Twain Olivia Langdon Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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On a mystical journey with Italo Calvino, Marco Polo, and Kublai Khan

25 October 2018

Book Notes Don Draper Gabriel García Márquez Harold Bloom Italian Literature Italo Calvino J.R.R. Tolkien Macau Mad Men The Venetian

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Taking the Mickey Bliss out of a Loved One

24 October 2018

Book Notes Colson Whitehead Ernest Hemingway Esquire Evelyn Waugh Macau New York Times Orville Prescott Paris Review The Venetian

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An Encyclopaedia of Procrastination and Substance Abuse?

24 October 2018

Art Artists Authors Book Notes Literature Mason Currey On Writing Procrastination Regimens Rituals Routines

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The Wisdom of Mr Palomar

23 October 2018

Book Notes Constellations Harold Bloom Italian Literature Italo Calvino James Allen Utagawa Hiroshige

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Dr Michael de Percy: Michael de Percy is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra, Academic Fellow of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

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The Stoic Philosophy; Conway Memorial Lecture Delivered at South Place Institute on March 16, 1915

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change

The Consolations of Philosophy

Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships

To the Letter: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and How to Get It Back

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