Josh and I have been chatting about Peter Watson's The German Genius, and our dissatisfaction with his account of Kant's philosophy. This led me to wonder what people's favorite intellectual histories are. I mean the fun, lively stuff, not the exhausting, nit-picking tomes that I have to read for work. I really like the idea … Continue reading Intellectual History
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The Information
Having been on vacation for the first week of four upcoming, I finally got to finish a book I started more than a year ago. I like to read popular science/history of science books now and then, especially if they're about computers or math too. The Information by James Gleick (also author of a book … Continue reading The Information
Travels in Siberia
When I was a sophomore in high school, my World History teacher, Mrs. Alger, had what Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia (2010) would probably refer to as a bad case of "Russia-love." She was fascinated with the intellectuals of the era, and like any good high school teacher, that fascination captured her students' … Continue reading Travels in Siberia
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