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I think "intellectually curious" is a bit misleading. True, most of us here are mostly interested in technology. But intellectuality is a broader term. What ab

I think "intellectually curious" is a bit misleading. True, most of us here are mostly interested in technology. But intellectuality is a broader term. What about philosophy, management, etc.? These all belong together in a broader sense and I would love to see a (digital) library combining these fields.

robobro 11y ago
Yeah, I have a giant collection of free philosophy books that could use a good place like this to call home :(
- pknerd 11y ago
  Share please?
navait 11y ago
I cringe every time I see phrases connecting hackers to intellectuals. Most people in software I know are intelligent, but being smart does not make you intellectually curious. There are quite a few people I would consider hackers who have zero interest in a intellectual life beyond technology. That's not to say they should if they aren't interested. But "intellectual" should mean more than just hacker-esque knowledge. I fear labeling your own in group as always intellectual leads down the path of believing everyone else is not worth listening to.
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- Dewie3 11y ago
  I think the title quite clearly means hackers that happen to be intellectually curious. If technology and such is too narrow for you, I guess that's a fair point. We might as well go into how "smartness" is narrowly seen as the only metric which programmers are judged by, while we're at it.
okal 11y ago
It also says "community curated". The books are crowdsourced. Most contributors are clearly what you'd refer to as hackers, but there's nothing stopping you from posting a Philosophy book. I think it mostly points to the fact that (I'm willing to bet) most authors who'd willingly make their books available free of charge are of a technical bent. There are philosophy, economics, psychology books on the site. If you find any and you've got some time to spare, you're welcome to add to the site.
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robobro 11y ago

Yeah, I have a giant collection of free philosophy books that could use a good place like this to call home :(

pknerd 11y ago
Share please?

navait 11y ago

I cringe every time I see phrases connecting hackers to intellectuals. Most people in software I know are intelligent, but being smart does not make you intellectually curious. There are quite a few people I would consider hackers who have zero interest in a intellectual life beyond technology. That's not to say they should if they aren't interested. But "intellectual" should mean more than just hacker-esque knowledge. I fear labeling your own in group as always intellectual leads down the path of believing everyone else is not worth listening to.

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Dewie3 11y ago
I think the title quite clearly means hackers that happen to be intellectually curious. If technology and such is too narrow for you, I guess that's a fair point. We might as well go into how "smartness" is narrowly seen as the only metric which programmers are judged by, while we're at it.

okal 11y ago

It also says "community curated". The books are crowdsourced. Most contributors are clearly what you'd refer to as hackers, but there's nothing stopping you from posting a Philosophy book. I think it mostly points to the fact that (I'm willing to bet) most authors who'd willingly make their books available free of charge are of a technical bent. There are philosophy, economics, psychology books on the site. If you find any and you've got some time to spare, you're welcome to add to the site.

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