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By Robert Pirsig. Arguably one of the most profoundly important essays ever written on the nature and significance of "quality" and definitely a necessary anodyne to the consequences of a modern world pathologically obsessed with quantity. Although set as a story of a cross-country trip on a motorcycle by a father ...
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Anthropic Bias: Observation Selections Effects in Science and Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy) (224 pages)By Nick Bostrom. This book breaks new ground by drawing attention to certain kinds of biases that permeate many parts of science and by developing a theory of how to correct for these biases. Follow this link http://www.anthropic-principle.com/ to Nick Bostrom's web page on everything related to observation ...
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (777 pages)By Douglas R. Hofstadter. Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's _Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid_ is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact ...
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FAQ about the Meaning of Life (14210 words)Real, non-cryptic, intelligent, satisfying answers you haven't heard. Our place in the cosmos, our successors, AI goal systems, and why to get up in the morning.
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