I have had an amateur interest in the subjects that (I thought) were
studied under the headings anthropology and sociology.
After a couple of decades of imbibing information by osmosis and random
diffusion, it seems to me that these fields deal primarily with people
and societies as they exist.
Hi,
Has anyone read Vikram Chandra's Geek Sublime?
http://www.amazon.com/Geek-Sublime-The-Beauty-Code/dp/1555976859/ Any
thoughts?
For those interested, Paris Review published an excerpt of the book at
http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/09/05/the-beauty-of-code/ Looks
very interesting
On 09/07/2014 10:24 AM, SS wrote:
I have had an amateur interest in the subjects that (I thought) were
studied under the headings anthropology and sociology.
After a couple of decades of imbibing information by osmosis and random
diffusion, it seems to me that these fields deal primarily with
On 8 September 2014 06:16, Bruce A. Metcalf bruce.metc...@figzu.com wrote:
But there's a missing piece in your evaluation: how to determine what
features of society are desirable, and how to balance the trade-offs? Strict
dictatorships bring civil order, but at the cost of free speech and
