Comments on: What I’m Reading http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/ Meditations on strategy and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10424 Anonymous Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:40:32 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10424 In regards to the Marcus Aurelius lecture the fundamental fallacy with his reasoning is the assumption that there is a concrete self (a la Hume, Wittgenstein, Dennett). <a href="http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/selfctr.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/selfctr.htm</a> In regards to the Marcus Aurelius lecture the fundamental fallacy with his reasoning is the assumption that there is a concrete self (a la Hume, Wittgenstein, Dennett).

http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/selfctr.htm

]]> By: Josh http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10423 Josh Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:20:22 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10423 The relevance of the animal world to the inner workings of humanity is really quite astounding. It's a shame more books that expound the similarities don't make it into the mainstream. Philosophically speaking, I'm not sure there is a greater analogy for human nature than animal instinct. The question is what separates us, and all I have found is a superior neocortex allowing a heightened sense of self-awareness. But who can truly say that animals aren't just as self-aware as we are. I'm going to check out The Sociopath Next Door next. Thanks for the suggestion. The relevance of the animal world to the inner workings of humanity is really quite astounding. It’s a shame more books that expound the similarities don’t make it into the mainstream. Philosophically speaking, I’m not sure there is a greater analogy for human nature than animal instinct. The question is what separates us, and all I have found is a superior neocortex allowing a heightened sense of self-awareness. But who can truly say that animals aren’t just as self-aware as we are.

I’m going to check out The Sociopath Next Door next. Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Ted http://www.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10422 Ted Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/what-im-reading-5/#comment-10422 James Baldwin is one of my favorite writers. Read "The Fire Next Time." And then TRY not to read it again, in one sitting, immediately. Nothing else I've read by him is as good. James Baldwin is one of my favorite writers. Read “The Fire Next Time.” And then TRY not to read it again, in one sitting, immediately. Nothing else I’ve read by him is as good.

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