🧠💪🤯🔄♾️ 15 Books So Hard They’ll Reshape Your Brain Forever
🤖 AI Summary
📚 Five areas of first principles thinking:
🎲 Probability [00:43]
- 📖 Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way by Will Kurt [00:30]
- 📖 Foundations of the Theory of Probability by Andrey Kolmogorov [02:15]
- 🧪👁️ The Scientific Image by Bas van Fraassen [03:24]
- 📖 An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science by Kent W. Staley [03:34]
💡 Truth and Meaning [00:48]
- 📖 The Philosophy of Language by Aloysius Martinich [04:54]
- 📖 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein [06:08]
- 📖 Logical Investigations by Edmund Husserl [06:44]
➕ Logic and Mathematics [00:53]
- 📖 An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic by Graham Priest [07:38]
- 📖 Modern Multidimensional Calculus by Marshall Monroe [08:38]
- 📖 Axiomatic Set Theory by Paul Bernays [08:47]
👁️ Consciousness [00:53]
- 📖 Computational Modeling of Cognition and Behavior by Simon Farrell and Stephan Lewandowsky [10:39]
- 📖 Math for Deep Learning: What You Need to Know to Understand Neural Networks by Ronald T. Kneusel [10:49]
- 📖 The Neurobiology of Neural Networks by Daniel Gardner [10:56]
- 📖 Multi-Level Structural Equation Modeling by Bruno D. Zumbo and Aidan G. R. Fraser [11:42]
- 📖 A Course in Time Series Analysis by Daniel Peña [11:51]
⚖️ Value [00:53] - Watch the next video for these books.
💪 These books are challenging but rewarding, as they can strengthen neural connections and increase brain density [00:07].
🤔 Evaluation
While this video provides an excellent introduction to books that foster first principles thinking, it primarily focuses on a Western philosophical and scientific canon. 🌍 To gain a richer, more nuanced understanding, it would be beneficial to explore perspectives from diverse philosophical traditions, such as Eastern philosophies (e.g., Buddhism, Taoism) which offer alternative frameworks for understanding consciousness, truth, and value. 🧠 Additionally, exploring the practical application of these theoretical concepts in various fields like decision-making, problem-solving, and creativity could provide a more thorough understanding.
📚 Book Recommendations
- 🤔🐇🐢 Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: A classic that explores the two systems that drive the way we think and make decisions, highly relevant to the probability and logic aspects discussed.
- 🧘♀️ “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World” by Dalai Lama XIV and Desmond Tutu: Offers a contrasting perspective on truth, meaning, and consciousness through the lens of spiritual wisdom and practical advice.
- 🌌 “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan: While not strictly philosophical, this book broadens the scope of thinking about the universe and our place in it, touching upon scientific reasoning and the search for truth.
- 🎨 “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future” by Daniel H. Pink: This book offers a creative and contrasting view on thinking skills, emphasizing the importance of creativity, empathy, and meaning in the modern world.
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