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maxzar100 said:The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
One of the best books ever written.
Completely true. 19th-century Russian literature is an incredible blend of philosophy and art.
Trickster said:The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self by Thomas Metzinger
That is indeed a recommended book from me, as well.
Pandora said:I'm 100 or so pages into Rudy Rucker's "Postsingular." It is FILLED with tryptamine/hyperspace/mind expansion/tripping references.
I recently ordered this book based upon this recommendation; I will likely read it soon.
As for me, I recommend Daniel Dennett's Consciousness Explained, Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works, David Barash's Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution, Richard Joyce's The Evolution of Morality, Patricia Churchland's Brain-Wise: Studies in Neurophilosophy, W.V.O. Quine's Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine, F.A. Hayek's The Fatal Conceit, Harold Winter's Trade-Offs: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning and Social Issues, Pierre Hadot's Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision, Ken Wilber's Eye to Eye, Bryan Caplan's The Myth of the Rational Voter, Paul Seabright's The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life, John Leslie's Immortality Defended, Pope Benedict XVI's The Essential Pope Benedict XVI: His Central Writings and Speeches, Plato's Republic, Thomas Nagel's The Last Word, Kabir Helminski's The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation, Stephan Beyer's Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon, and on and on it goes.
Finally, to echo another member,
entheogenadvocate said:I would just like to send out my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed here. This is definitely one of my favorite threads. I just purchased my Christmas present to myself, which consists of a stack of books from this thread
Peace and Happy reading to all of you.