Books like What Computers Still Can't Do
12 books with a reading profile close to What Computers Still Can't Do by Hubert L. Dreyfus. Deep and outward-looking; a demanding read.
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On nineteen eighty-four
by Abbott Gleason, Jack L. Goldsmith
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, philosophy
This collection of seventeen essays analyzes George Orwell’s dystopian novel through the lenses of political theory, law, and history.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Neil Postman argues that the medium of communication determines the quality of public thought.
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The Concept of the Political
by Carl Schmitt
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Carl Schmitt defines the essence of the political through the specific distinction between friend and enemy.
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The Power of the Center
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, academic
Rudolf Arnheim analyzes the structural mechanics of visual art through the interaction of two spatial systems: the concentric and the Cartesian.
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Ways of Seeing
by John Berger
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
John Berger examines how the invention of the camera altered the perception of European oil painting by detaching images from their original physical contexts.
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How is Quantum Field Theory Possible?
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Sunny Auyang identifies the philosophical foundations that allow quantum field theory to function as a coherent description of physical reality.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Also deep · philosophy, academic
Thomas Kuhn challenges the timeline of linear scientific progress, arguing instead that science operates through distinct cycles.
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Theories of the Information Society
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, academic
Frank Webster examines the claim that modern society has transitioned into a fundamentally new stage characterized by the dominance of information.
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
by Mark Fisher
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Mark Fisher examines the pervasive ideological belief that global capitalism is the only viable political and economic system left.
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