A guide for the perplexed
by E. F. Schumacher · first published 1977
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A Guide for the Perplexed is a short book by E. F. Schumacher, published in 1977. Schumacher himself considered A Guide for the Perplexed to be his most important achievement, although he was better known for his 1974 environmental economics bestseller Small Is Beautiful, which made him a leading figure within the ecology movement. His daughter wrote that her father handed her the book on his deathbed, five days before he died and he told her "this is what my life has been leading to".
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Engineering: Third year math phys and its accompanying book (McQuarrie). It blew my mind when I learned McQuarrie is a chemist. Engineering's role in society: Schumacher's "Small is beautiful" and "Guide for the perplexed" was the straw finally broke me free of the technocrat worldview. (Although Illich's argument that a car's average speed is 3mph made me question my love for cars)
on “Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click?” ↗…the internet on his mind, the legendary filmmaker talks with Marc about the achievements and follies of humanity. ..." http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-733-werner-herzog-godf... And his book A Guide for the Perplexed worth a read.
on “Inside the Mind of Werner Herzog, Luddite Master of the Internet” ↗"A Guide for the Perplexed" by E. F. Schumacher It is increasingly important that we not mistake mounds of data for thought. You may not buy off on a theistic basis for thinking about life, but Schumacher's concise argument is…
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