AShepard comments on Crossing the History-Lessons Threshold - Less Wrong

34 Post author: lionhearted 17 October 2014 12:17AM

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Comment author: Capla 18 October 2014 04:46:46PM 5 points [-]

Given that you've read a lot of history, what are the top 15-25, books you'd recommend? Which one's best push you closer to level 2 and level 3 insight?

In general, do you have advice for how to best work towards that higher level understanding?

Perhaps more importantly, which books have you read that you would recommend that I skip?

Comment author: AShepard 18 October 2014 05:02:24PM 3 points [-]

Seconded. Or more generally, a framework for how to put together a good reading list, would be extremely helpful.