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1984, and the book-within-a-book in it. Sapiens, recently. It had a profound effect on how I think about people, history and progress... Particularly, the poin
by dalbasal 8y ago
1984, and the book-within-a-book in it.
Sapiens, recently. It had a profound effect on how I think about people, history and progress... Particularly, the points about group size and all th cultural clockwork required for and limiting our ability to function as large groups.
Paul Graham's essays, which are kind of a web book.
Practical Ethics, by Peter Singer influenced me a lot (made me study philosophy) but I was a lot less expensive impressed by my decades-later re-read.
- sputknick 8y agoPaul Graham's essays aren't just "kind of" a book, they are a book. (A very good one BTW) https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp/1449389554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549393151&sr=8-1&keywords=paul+graham https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/d...
- Theodores 8y agoYes, the book within 1984. I think that 1984 deserves several re-reads and the nuances of it can only be appreciated if you are in a world of 1984 and share a few of the problems Winston has, including the health ones.