Intellectual


An Ishmael of Syria
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Stranger
1984
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Alchemist
Animal Farm
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Secret History
The Handmaid's Tale
Man's Search for Meaning
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Fahrenheit 451
Meditations
Crime and Punishment
The Value of the Individual by Karl Joachim WeintraubVisions of Culture by Karl Joachim WeintraubCivil Wars by David Armitage
European Intellectual History
3 books — 1 voter
The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit FoxBreaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe1491 by Charles C. MannFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghThe Information by James Gleick
Intellectual Detective Stories
14 books — 9 voters

Life Revisited by Laurent  GrenierWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsStar Trek Revealed by Carole DevineSolar Arc Directions by Carole DevineReconstructing Strategy by Saqib Qureshi
Best New Philosophy
23 books — 13 voters
My Eyes Are Black Holes by Logan Ryan SmithThat Which Destroys Me by Kimber S. DawnEnjoy Me by Logan Ryan SmithAltered Selves by Christopher HawkeBat Blood by Richard Myerscough
Deepest Darkest Reads
38 books — 29 voters

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroes
548 books — 603 voters

Edward W. Said
Nothing in my view is more reprehensible than those habits of mind in the intellectual that induce avoidance, that characteristic turning away from a difficult and principled position, which you know to be the right one, but which you decide not to take. You do not want to appear too political; you are afraid of seeming controversial; you want to keep a reputation for being balanced, objective, moderate; your hope is to be asked back, to consult, to be on a board or prestigious committee, and so ...more
Edward W. Said

Thomas Henry Huxley
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. And even a cursory glance at the history of the biological sciences during the last quarter of a century is sufficient to justify the assertion, that the most potent instrument for the extension of the realm of natural knowledge ...more
Thomas Henry Huxley

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