> Life is so short, read nothing but the cornerstones (this may not be that) of western thought. The cornerstone of Western thought would be more Aristotle, es

> Life is so short, read nothing but the cornerstones (this may not be that) of western thought. The cornerstone of Western thought would be more Aristotle, especially given the influence he had on Christian/Catholic thought via the Scholastics (Aquinas). Western values are Christian values (Catholic and later Protestant): * https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/21/dominion-making-western-mind-tom-holland-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/21/dominion-makin... * https://historyforatheists.com/2020/01/tom-holland-dominion/ https://historyforatheists.com/2020/01/tom-holland-dominion/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_Wor...