Archive - Books of Luke Burgis Newsletter

Philosophy for Creators and Entrepreneurs

A Curated, Anti-Mimetic Reading List

Sep 14, 2024 •

April 2024

Chasing Mimesis in China

Foreword to the Chinese Edition of Wanting

Apr 18, 2024 •

August 2023

Lamborghini vs. Ferrari—The Hidden Story of Desire

Why rivalry drove Ferruccio Lamborghini into a new business, and how he knew when it was time to slam on the brakes and exit

Aug 13, 2023 •

January 2023

Things Hidden Book Club—Session 2

Transcript and recording from the second meeting of the book club

Jan 31, 2023 •

November 2022

Things Hidden Book Club—Session 1

Notes from our first group Zoom meeting to discuss the beginning of René Girard's "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World"

Nov 30, 2022 •

October 2022

The Uncut, Original Opening of "Wanting"

The Founding of Rome, and The Genesis of Desire and Rivalry

Oct 2, 2022 •

September 2022

The Philosophy of "Zero to One"

My interpretation of key points in Chapter 1 of Peter Thiel's book on startups

Sep 13, 2022 •

May 2022

The Philosophy of Zero to One

Books that bring out the secrets hidden in other books—an investigation into René Girard

May 9, 2022 •

January 2022

December 2021

We're All Chasing One Another's Goals

The circularity of goal-setting—and how to achieve escape velocity in 2022

Dec 29, 2021 •

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