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I think there ought to be a book that explains how the modern world works at large, that'd include many many fields of study and explain how they all work toget

I think there ought to be a book that explains how the modern world works at large, that'd include many many fields of study and explain how they all work together. I'm not aware of anything of the sort. If anyone else knows, let me know :)

talliedthoughts 5y ago
Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but I found this entertaining: How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39026990-how-to-invent-everything https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39026990-how-to-invent-e... It's written in a comedic style, and takes you through what you would need to build to "reimplement modern civilization" if you found yourself stuck back in time.
marttt 5y ago
Maybe try "Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It" by David Fleming. Really interesting structure; basically it's, indeed, a "dictionary". Took the author more than 30 years to write (sadly, he passed away before finishing it entirely). Amazing effort, really. About David Fleming and the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fleming_(writer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fleming_(writer) Apparently there's also an online version of the whole work: https://leanlogic.online/ https://leanlogic.online/