Lately I've been going through Dreyfus's book about Heidegger's Being and Time, called Being-in-the-world, and I've found it majorly inspiring and wonderful. No

Lately I've been going through Dreyfus's book about Heidegger's Being and Time, called Being-in-the-world, and I've found it majorly inspiring and wonderful. Now I rave about Heidegger to anybody who will listen, more or less coherently. Dreyfus has made important and influential critiques of "cognitivist" AI grounded in Heideggerian arguments... which can be a fascinating angle to approach existentialism for computer scientists. I gladly recommend bringing a book of philosophy while travelling. You get new impressions to somehow apply ideas to, which gives a new depth to the travels and the book... plus you might form some interesting associations. I read this Dreyfus Heidegger book a lot during a stay in rural Thailand, and I had lots of time to reflect... And, for example, part of the book is about this background of cultural habits that we rely on daily, and that only manifests consciously when it turns unfamiliar—like when in a foreign culture. So that was fun to think about. Yeah, a relaxing vacation mixed with the mental stimulation of good philosophy—add a cup of coffee and that's heaven...