Vashik ArmenikusIn Search of My Grandfather’s Library.My memory carries me back to a certain evening some sixty years ago, to my father’s library in Buenos Aires. I see him; I see the gaslight…·6 min read·Jul 19, 2023----
Vashik ArmenikusHumanly Possible: 700 Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope by Sarah Bakewell (Book…It appears to me that every extraordinary destiny begins with a child’s defiance towards their parents and Aby Warburg’s fate was no…·4 min read·Jul 18, 2023----
Vashik ArmenikusUmberto Eco: On Book AddictionThe moderate overwhelm of a great bookshop is better than the infinite overwhelm of internet.·3 min read·Oct 16, 2022--1--1
Vashik ArmenikusFrom Nietzsche’s Favourite Book: Goethe’s Advice to Young Artists‘The best German book there is.’·5 min read·Sep 22, 2022----
Vashik ArmenikusJorge Luis Borges: Why literature is ahead of science?“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.” ― Jorge Luis Borges·7 min read·Sep 7, 2022--1--1
Vashik ArmenikusRaphael’s IntrovertHow many figures from this famous fresco by Raphael you can name?·4 min read·Aug 29, 2022--1--1
Vashik ArmenikusHow to Use Your Enemies‘Enemies are of more use to the wise man than friends are to the fool.’·4 min read·Aug 15, 2022--1--1
Vashik ArmenikusStoics’ Guide to Friendship.“Nothing will ever please, no matter how excellent or beneficial, if I must keep the knowledge to myself… No good thing is pleasant to…·7 min read·Jul 25, 2022----