Essays: De Rerum Natura
About this ebook
In Essays: De Rerum Natura, Gregory Blotnick takes readers on a searing journey through the depths of the human condition, exploring suffering, forgiveness, and the constant tension between failure and renewal. With hard-earned wisdom and philosophical depth, he champions relentless personal accountability not as a form of penance, but as the only true path to freedom.
Blotnick writes not as a guide but as a fellow traveler through the dark night of the soul, sharing lessons forged in the fires of personal collapse. In this collection of thirty essays, he weaves these reflections with the timeless insights of thinkers like Pascal, Schopenhauer, Seneca, Nietzsche, and Plutarch, creating a powerful blend of lived experience and enduring wisdom.
Part memoir, part philosophical guide, and part spiritual reckoning, Essays: De Rerum Natura is a blueprint for rebuilding after defeat. Above all, it is a clarion call for readers to "keep showing up to life," holding firm in their own self-belief as they transform suffering into strength.
100% of book proceeds are donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
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About the author
Gregory J. Blotnick is an investor, author, and entrepreneur.
In 2025, Blotnick published his debut memoir: "Blind Spots: A Riches to Rags Story." The book received widespread praise from reviewers, with Kirkus Reviews recommending it as a "raw, self-aware, and earnest rememberance," and the Manhattan Book Review praising Blind Spots as a "riveting, thought-provoking read that lingers long after the final page...Highly recommended for those who appreciate unvarnished truth and masterful storytelling." He is also the author of "Essays: De Rerum Natura," a collection scheduled for release on August 20th, 2025.
Previously, Blotnick was the founder of Brattle Street Capital, a long/short equity fund based in New York, which he established after a decade in the hedge fund industry. Blotnick graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business (MBA, 2014) and earned his undergraduate degree in Finance from Lehigh University (BS, 2009). He resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.
