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Comment author: Torello 24 September 2013 01:46:00PM 15 points [-]

Robin Hanson defines “viewquakes” as "insights which dramatically change my world view."

Are there any particular books that have caused you personally to experience a viewquake?

Or to put the question differently, if you wanted someone to experience a viewquake, can you name any books that you believe have a high probability of provoking a viewquake?

Comment author: RomeoStevens 26 September 2013 12:59:53AM 5 points [-]

A microecon textbook given to a reflective person.