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Slate Star Codex Essays: Volume III
In this book you will find essays concerning philosophy, politics, economics, religion, science, culture, society, history, mathematics, and other topics. They are written in various styles, including conversations, stories and something close to rants. Volume III contains 17 essays written in 2018 and 2019.
If Scott wrote his own intro about them, he might have
You will probably disagree with many of these essays. That's okay. Some of them are even wrong, in the sense that I made a mistake or I misunderstood something. Some of them are really hard to understand, because I'm exploring an unfamiliar topic. Some of them are just jokes.
But I think if you read all of them, there will be quite a lot that will be true and useful to you.
I have been writing about this stuff online for years, but this is the first time my work is collected in one place on paper. I hope that these essays are interesting, thought-provoking, and at least somewhat informative.
Essays
Volume III Also includes Scott's Popular and Controversial The Anti-Libertarian FAQ and The Anti-Reactionary FAQ.
If Scott wrote his own intro about them, he might have
You will probably disagree with many of these essays. That's okay. Some of them are even wrong, in the sense that I made a mistake or I misunderstood something. Some of them are really hard to understand, because I'm exploring an unfamiliar topic. Some of them are just jokes.
But I think if you read all of them, there will be quite a lot that will be true and useful to you.
I have been writing about this stuff online for years, but this is the first time my work is collected in one place on paper. I hope that these essays are interesting, thought-provoking, and at least somewhat informative.
Essays
Volume III Also includes Scott's Popular and Controversial The Anti-Libertarian FAQ and The Anti-Reactionary FAQ.
428 pages, Hardcover
Published October 15, 2020
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About the author
Scott Alexander
10 books268 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads data base.
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Scott Alexander is a pen name used by a blogger on The Slate Star Codex, Astral Codex Ten and other sites.
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This one is set up as Scott^^^Alexander
Scott Alexander is a pen name used by a blogger on The Slate Star Codex, Astral Codex Ten and other sites.
Please note: Blog posts are not considered valid published e-books to be listed on Goodreads.
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July 7, 2024
Probably the least interesting of the SSC trilogy. This might be a result of raising my expectations for Scot Alexander.
Best essays:
Basic Income, Not Basic Jobs-Against Hijacking Utopia
What Happened to ‘90s Environmentalism
Book Review: Secular Cycles
You can skip the non-libertarian and anti-reactionary FAQs. The pieces are a bit dry and would have made more sense at the beginning of the collection. Having the articles at the end *after reading his work and knowing what he stands for* has diminished returns.
Best essays:
Basic Income, Not Basic Jobs-Against Hijacking Utopia
What Happened to ‘90s Environmentalism
Book Review: Secular Cycles
You can skip the non-libertarian and anti-reactionary FAQs. The pieces are a bit dry and would have made more sense at the beginning of the collection. Having the articles at the end *after reading his work and knowing what he stands for* has diminished returns.
March 7, 2022
There are about 5 essays/blogposts in this that are incredible, the remainder are just ok.
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