It's time to update the little library.
Any ideas for a good read? :3
If you want to read a philosophical sci-fi book that addresses life and death, borrowed time, utopias, problems with perfection, romantic relationships, different phases in living and their importance, the source of curiosity within us humans, read The city and the stars by Arthur C. Clarke.
I really enjoyed the book. It's about an utopian city where everything is made to last, people have achieved immortality by being reborn over and over again, while picking only happy memories from their previous lives. The utopia is governed by a central computer and everyone is happy, except for the main character. The citizens of Diaspar, the utopian city I mentioned before, all slowly regain memories from their previous lives but the main character does not. As it turns out, he's the only one in the city who has never lived a previous life and is in essence a completely new and unique person whereas everyone else is thousands of years old.
It's interesting because the main character is introduced like any other citizen of Diaspar, follows the culture and enjoys the same things everyone else enjoys. The only difference is that he wants out of the utopian city whereas everyone else is horribly afraid of leaving. Nobody really knows about the outside world because nobody has memories dating before the birth of the city, but the consensus is that there's nothing but desert out there.
There's a lot of adventure, cool science fiction and really interesting philosophical problems. So read it.
by LeggaIf you want to read a philosophical sci-fi book that addresses life and death, borrowed time, utopias, problems with perfection, romantic relationships, different phases in living and their importance, the source of curiosity within us humans, read The city and the stars by Arthur C. Clarke.
I really enjoyed the book. It's about an utopian city where everything is made to last, people have achieved immortality by being reborn over and over again, while picking only happy memories from their previous lives. The utopia is governed by a central computer and everyone is happy, except for the main character. The citizens of Diaspar, the utopian city I mentioned before, all slowly regain memories from their previous lives but the main character does not. As it turns out, he's the only one in the city who has never lived a previous life and is in essence a completely new and unique person whereas everyone else is thousands of years old.
It's interesting because the main character is introduced like any other citizen of Diaspar, follows the culture and enjoys the same things everyone else enjoys. The only difference is that he wants out of the utopian city whereas everyone else is horribly afraid of leaving. Nobody really knows about the outside world because nobody has memories dating before the birth of the city, but the consensus is that there's nothing but desert out there.
There's a lot of adventure, cool science fiction and really interesting philosophical problems. So read it.
im downloading it now.
I'm not very big on fiction, So I won't recommend any.
But books that I've appreciated and learned alot from:
"Mind Wide Open: your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life" By Steven Johnson
Great intro to neuroscience and its relevance to our life in every day situations.
"48 Laws of Power", "Mastery", and "33 Strategies of War" By Robert Greene
Great Author, Talks alot about modeling the behavior of great leaders and masters as a frame work for successful living. There's alot of good info in there.
"Meditations" By Marcus Aurelius
Journal of a great roman emperor and stoic.
"The Art of War" By Sun Tzu
A classic...
"On Killing" By Lt Col Dave Grossman
A Psychological analysis of what soldiers go through in combat, how people are indoctrinated and conditioned to kill, how military's are creating more deadly and effective fighters on a psychological level, the effects of progressive and extreme stress and PTSD, and alot of anecdotes on the life of a soldiers, If you ever wanted to know what it was like to live the hardships of being a soldier, this book will be very enlightening.
"Mirroring People" By Marco Iacoboni
The science behind empathy and mirror neurons
"Outliers" By Malcom Gladwell
The Author examines the factors that lead to success in a persons life.
"The Game" By Neil Strauss
A book about manipulating people into sleeping with you, written by a pickup Artist... Very Entertaining read.
"Social Engineering the art of human hacking" By Christopher Hadnagy
Probably the best book I've read on social engineering.