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Glowsphere
United States170 Posts
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NeThZOR
South Africa7387 Posts
The candidate I choose for essential modern reading would be On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, as it contains the earliest account of evolution and explains why we see such a big diversity of species today. Any person even remotely interested in the progression of humanity should read this book because it lays the groundwork for evolutionary thinking and the mechanism of natural selection. Darwin might not have been the only person of his time to recognize that species come about by gradual change, but his works are arguably the most complete and definitive on this subject among his contemporaries and to think that he came to his conclusions almost 200 years ago is astounding to say the least. | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt Discourse on Voluntary Servitude, Étienne de la Boétie | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
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Glowsphere
United States170 Posts
On January 08 2015 06:42 Paljas wrote: nonfiction or fiction? Either one... preferably non fiction. Thanks everyone who's shared so far. | ||
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Letila
Australia11 Posts
The Analects of Confucius The Zhuangzhi For me Plato is the classical classical author I like alot of the ancient roman/greek and chinese texts. | ||
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
here's some stuff, some of which already mentioned Plato - The Republic Herodotus - The Histories Braudel - the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II Marx - Capital Vol 1 Arrighi - The Long Twentieth Century Arendt - the Human Condition Jameson - the Political Unconscious Hegel - Phenomenology of Spirit Deleuze and Guattari - A Thousand Plateaus DeLanda - A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History Foucault - The Order of Things Adorno and Horkheimer - The Dialectic of Enlightenment | ||
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Glowsphere
United States170 Posts
Autobiography of Ben Franklin - Fine example of a self made man, who rose from obscurity to greatness on the strength of his wit and character. Plutarch's biographies are also good for guidance and inspiration. The Dhammapada - The most concise distillation of Buddhism I feel... easy to read yet plenty to chew on. Genealogy of Morals - Neitzsche eviscerating sacred cows. This book is laugh out loud funny in addition to providing lots to think about. | ||
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Kazahk
United States385 Posts
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Thereisnosaurus
Australia1822 Posts
On liberty and On the Subjection of Women- JS Mill, Both excellent texts on the core ideals of liberalism, that were influential in both the emancipation and suffrage movements. It is speculated that these, particularly the second, might actually have mostly been written by Mill's wife. If so, she was one of the badasses of her time. | ||
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Glowsphere
United States170 Posts
On January 09 2015 07:43 Kazahk wrote: The most current encyclopedia I would say, or maybe its just because I enjoy reading them. Really? Do you just go through cover to cover? On January 09 2015 08:43 Thereisnosaurus wrote: The Wealth of Nations- Adam Smith, Good as a primer both on the basis of modern (eg. post medieval) economic and trade theory and a way of understanding what it changed from. On liberty and On the Subjection of Women- JS Mill, Both excellent texts on the core ideals of liberalism, that were influential in both the emancipation and suffrage movements. It is speculated that these, particularly the second, might actually have mostly been written by Mill's wife. If so, she was one of the badasses of her time. Thanks for recommendations... I just started Wealth of Nations last week and I agree it's very enlightening, especially for someone like myself who has never had an interest in economics. Anyone have good math and science book suggestions? Are there classics which do not have too a high a barrier to those not well versed in the field? | ||
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
jUST 3 suggestions: anything on this site: https://sites.google.com/site/scienceandmathguide/ this book: http://motionmountain.net/project.html and 1984 by george orwell that should cover the basics. | ||
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Glowsphere
United States170 Posts
On January 11 2015 12:41 Physician wrote: "What books would you consider to be essentials for a well rounded understanding of the world?" jUST 3 suggestions: anything on this site: https://sites.google.com/site/scienceandmathguide/ this book: http://motionmountain.net/project.html and 1984 by george orwell that should cover the basics. Thank you... tons of titles in that first link. | ||
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StefanForbes
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