Books

Books that have shaped my thinking about technology, consciousness, civilization, and the human condition.

Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

★★★★★
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The private journal of a Roman emperor, wrestling with the same questions we face today. Proof that wisdom is timeless.

The Beginning of Infinity

by David Deutsch

★★★★★
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Deutsch argues that good explanations are the foundation of all progress. Optimistic, rigorous, and breathtaking in scope.

Gödel, Escher, Bach

by Douglas Hofstadter

★★★★★
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A meditation on minds, machines, and the strange loops that connect them. This book fundamentally changed how I think about consciousness and self-reference.