Wouldn’t it be awful if we knew! Yes, there are some things that we can say will (almost certainly) happen – but for the most part tomorrow is a mystery – and all of our tomorrows after that! I may be wrong, but if we knew everything that was ever going to happen in advance it would take all the fun out of each and every experience.
Philosophical
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
The first ‘serious’ book I have read for a while – have had the book for a few months and just started to read it. Sometimes new ideas are difficult to grasp – but for me the central idea of this book is “obvious”. I put that in quotes because it is only obvious because of other things I have read/experienced/thought over the years. Taleb’s style may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I quite enjoy reading him.
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day
All the magic (and science) is there! Just started on this one and the three author’s are living up to their previous three books in this series.
Raising Steam
At last another Pratchett – and worth the wait. Lots of the characters from previous books appear in this one.
Is Your Life Mapped Out? Unravelling the Mystery of Destiny vs Free Will
An author (and fellow Scot) that I hadn’t come across before – seems like his mindset and worldview may well be extremely similar to mine!
Siddhartha
A book that had been on my “to read” list for a long time – finally got round to it and very glad I did. A fascinating story of a man looking for enlightenment and finding something unexpected.
Eudaimonia
Yep – this is a word I had never seen before as well – yes – perhaps that is a reflection on my ‘ignorance’ as testified by the title of the blog, since Eudaimonia is, in fact, the highest ideal for a good life according to Aristotle.
Inspiration Comes From Many Sources
It is past time that I wrote something which is about a topic separate from my current medical issues!! Otherwise it might seem like that is the only thing on my mind – which is far from the truth. OK – it does tend to dominate – particularly at some times during the cycle – but there are plenty of other things occupying my mind.
The Shrink and the Sage
Just started this – but seems to be an excellent book.
It was indeed – thoroughly recommended and I have started to blog about it in the main blog – certainly thought provoking.
Invulnerability
In the 18th Century Benjamin Franklin famously said that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” – many of us go through much of our life paying much attention to taxes, but paying scant attention to death.