Member: alexgieg

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About meI'm a mildly conservative B.A. in Philosophy recently graduated from University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, who believes all ancient religions to be true. Religiously I'm both a Shintoist and esoteric Buddhist of the Shingon school, while also a Guenonian traditionalist in the field of comparative religion. In Philosophy I see myself as influenced by Neoplatonic, Aristotelian, Scholastic, Kantian, Husserlian, Heideggerian, Voegelian and Kyotian ideas and concepts. Finally, in Economy and Politics I'm an Austrian School classical liberal, sympathetic to libertarianism, who thinks it's a nice idea even though unrealizable.

About my libraryMost of my books are in Portuguese, some are in English and a few in Spanish. Most of them are Religion- or Philosophy-related, but with lots of exceptions. As entertainment I love science fiction, fantasy and manga. Unfortunately, since there is no easy, automated way to enter most of them to LibraryThing, adding my full list of non-English titles is going to take a long time, and lots of patience.

GroupsA Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment, Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Brasil, Buddhism, Combiners!, Common Knowledge, WikiThing, HelpThing, CueCat questions and help, Dystopian novels, Ebook, FantasyFans —show all groups, Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests, Japanese Culture, Japanese Literature, Librarything Local, Librarything Series, Manga and Anime Addicts, Mythology, National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo), Philosophy and Theory, Philosophy of Science, Political Conservatives, Science Fiction Fans, Spam Fighters!, Steampunk, Taggers!, Time Travel, Alternate Histories and Parallel Worlds, Unread Support Group

Favorite authorsOlavo de Carvalho, Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Allan Kardec, Terry Pratchett, Brandon Sanderson, Richard J. Sutcliffe, Harry Turtledove (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresLivraria Cultura - Conjunto Nacional, Saraiva Mega Store (Shopping Eldorado)

Favorite librariesBiblioteca Florestan Fernandes - SBD/FFLCH/USP, Biblioteca Temática Alceu Amoroso Lima (Poesia)

Homepagehttp://www.alexandergieg.org

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Real nameAlexander Gieg

LocationSão Paulo, SP, Brazil

Emailalexgieggmail.com

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Member sinceSep 13, 2005

Currently readingSer e Tempo by Martin Heidegger
Japanese Life In Town And Country by George William Knox