Readings
The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America
Louis Menand
An intellectual history of the people and ideas behind American pragmatism in the late nineteenth century.
Currently readingThe Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History
Howard Bloom
A provocative reinterpretation of human behavior, arguing that civilization’s progress is driven by forces often described as “dark” or aggressive.
Finished readingThe Rights of Man
Thomas Paine
A defense of natural rights and an argument against hereditary privilege, written in the context of the French Revolution.
Finished readingCommon Sense
Thomas Paine
Paine’s famous pamphlet arguing for American independence and a republican form of government.
Finished readingKubernetes in Action
Marko Luksa
A practical guide to deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications on Kubernetes.
Currently readingMagnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Andrea Wulf
The story of the emergence of German Romanticism in Jena
Finished readingThe Poverty of Historicism
Karl Popper
Popper’s critique of historical determinism and why predictions in social science cannot follow the logic of physical science.
Finished readingThe Open Universe
Karl Popper
A defense of indeterminism and an argument against deterministic interpretations of science and history.
Finished reading