Very interesting and important work here. Only reason it isn’t five stars is that two books into this series I’m still not sure what a church built onVery interesting and important work here. Only reason it isn’t five stars is that two books into this series I’m still not sure what a church built on his project looks like. But very strong work....more
Very interesting- not light reading, though, despite the brief length. Abraham makes a good case that Wesley should be taken seriously in some (but noVery interesting- not light reading, though, despite the brief length. Abraham makes a good case that Wesley should be taken seriously in some (but not all) of his epistemological insights....more
It is a testament to Taylor’s brilliance that even a book attempting to bring his work to a broader audience is still a bit hard to follow. That is moIt is a testament to Taylor’s brilliance that even a book attempting to bring his work to a broader audience is still a bit hard to follow. That is mostly in jest. This is a helpful field guide to A Secular Age....more
Another strong entry from Smith, a fascinating account of how to inhabit time in a world that tells us to conquer time (which is impossible for creatuAnother strong entry from Smith, a fascinating account of how to inhabit time in a world that tells us to conquer time (which is impossible for creatures)....more
I’m torn about this book. On the one hand, the concept of antifragility in people in systems is fascinating, and potentially paradigm-shifting. I hearI’m torn about this book. On the one hand, the concept of antifragility in people in systems is fascinating, and potentially paradigm-shifting. I heard about this book from Jon Haidt’s Coddling of the American Mind, which is excellent.
On the other hand this book is far too long and the author often talks less like his argument and ideas are superior and more like he is superior. It is overlong and suffers too much from Taleb’s ego. He may have *the* key to making medicine, nutrition, economics, and politics better, but he’d be more convincing if he didn’t constantly have to tell his readers how much smarter he was than everyone else....more
I should have read the description more carefully. If I want guides to living, I will avoid Freud, Marx, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Should have been titI should have read the description more carefully. If I want guides to living, I will avoid Freud, Marx, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Should have been titled “the bad idea factory.�...more
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