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If you’ve read David Deutsch, you understand the philosophical argument for why population growth is good and why resources aren’t limited. If this inspired you, read Superabundance. It’s the economics argument in full support of Deutsch’s explanation, and equally inspiring.
No book has affected my thoughts and actions more than @DavidDeutschOxf's The Beginning of Infinity. And yet, is says nothing about what to do! How is that possible? Well, it says a great deal about what is true, which has huge (and unpredictable) effects on what you do.
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“In this book, I argue that all progress, both theoretical and practical, has resulted from a single human activity: the quest for what I call good explanations.”
This is a great book on the growth and reach of knowledge. “The beginning of infinity” means that once humanity has discovered that it can always create better explanations, there is no end to progress.
David Deutsch provides a more comprehensible and less complex explanation on the topics of the fundamentals of quantum theory, computation, epistemology, philosophy, democracy, morality, memetics, psychology, and personhood compared to standart texts university lectures and popular YouTubers.
The best book I’ve ever read, and yet I feel like I’ve only touched the surface.I will reread this book every year so that I can continue to learn from it. It’s jam packed with incredible knowledge. Thanks @DavidDeutschOxffor writing this and @naval for recommending it.
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