Sam Altman is not a blithering idiot
By: Mencius Moldbug
3.84
Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
By: William Gibson
3.89
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
Hotwired to the leading edges of art and technology, Neuromancer is a cyberpunk, science fiction ma… read more
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"Boy, I was daid."-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
"Things aren't different. Things are things."-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
"Don't let the little fuckers generation gap you."-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
"If god made anything better, he kept it for himself"-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
2. The Concept of the Political
By: George Schwab , Carl Schmitt
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues th… read more
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- philosophy
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"Just because a people no longer has the strength or the will to remain in the sphere of the political, does not make the political disappear from the world. Only a weak people disappears."-George Schwab, The Concept of the Political
"The political is the most intense and extreme antagonism, and every concrete antagonism becomes that much more political the closer it approaches the most extreme point, that of the friend-enemy grou…"-George Schwab, The Concept of the Political
3. Beyond Good and Evil
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale
4.02
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with a… read more
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"The noble soul reveres itself"-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"...all that is rare is for the rare."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"One is punished most for one’s virtues."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"In music the passions enjoy themselves."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
4. Democracy: The God That Failed
By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from mon… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- economics
"By compelling private land owners to subsidize ("protect") "endangered species" residing on their land through environmental legislation, there will be more and better-off animals, and fewer and wors…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"if the power of government rests on the widespread acceptance of false indeed absurd and foolish ideas, then the only genuine protection is the systematic attack of these ideas and the propagation an…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"Private property is as incompatible with democracy as it is with any other form of political rule. Rather than democracy, justice as well as economic efficiency require a pure and unrestricted privat…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"More importantly, it must be made clear again that the idea of democracy is immoral as well as uneconomical. As for the moral status of majority rule, it must be pointed out that it allows for A and …"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
5. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By: Benjamin Franklin , None
3.86
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding acc… read more
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"Never confuse Motion with Action."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"When the well is dry we know the value of water"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"...there will be sleeping enough in the grave...."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
6. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
By: John Taylor Gatto
4.15
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, Dumbing Us Down is a radical treatise on public educ… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
"… nothing important can ever really be boring."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"As redes operacionais tornam as pessoas solitárias."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"I assign a type of extended schooling called “homework,"-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"Networks like schools are not communities, just as school training is not education."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
7. Demian
By: Hermann Hesse
4.14
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
Wie alle Hauptwerke Hermann Hesses hat auch der Demian, den der damals 40jährige Autor mitten im Er… read more
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"Fate and character are different names for the same idea."-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"En estos momentos tuve una certeza fulminante: cada uno tenía una “misión"-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value."-Hermann Hesse, Demian
"I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?"-Hermann Hesse, Demian
8. Storm of Steel
By: Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger
3.50
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, 'Storm of Steel' illuminates not only … read more
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9. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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- politics
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
10. The Complete Essays
By: Michel de Montaigne , M.A. Screech
4.23
Format: 1344 pages, Paperback
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly resp… read more
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- philosophy
"The thing I fear most is fear."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"We should tend our freedom wisely."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
11. The Revolt of the Masses
By: José Ortega y Gasset
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
Social upheaval in early 20th-century Europe is the historical setting for this seminal study by th… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
12. Crimen y castigo
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Esta novela, una de las mas grandes e imperecederas de la literatura universal, contiene dos de los… read more
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- philosophy
13. Meditations
By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay
3.75
Format: 148 pages,
Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more
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- philosophy
14. The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
By: James Burnham
4.31
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
This classic work of political theory and practice offers an account of the modern Machiavellians, … read more
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"There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Independence, the first condition of liberty, can be secured in the last analysis only by the armed strength of the citizenry itself, never by mercenaries or allies or money; consequently arms are th…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Formally, a new election for an office many be held every year or two. But, in practice, the moere fact that an invidual has held the office in the past is thought by him and by the members to give h…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
15. On Liberty
By: John Stuart Mill
3.97
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140432077 Published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty p… read more
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"خير لى أن أكون سقراطا ساخرا , من أن أبقى خنزيرا راضيا"-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"An objection which applies to all conduct can be no valid objection to any conduct in particular."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
16. The Medium is the Massage
By: Marshall McLuhan , Quentin Fiore , Jerome Agel
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Medium is the Massageis Marshall McLuhan's most condensed, and perhaps most effective, presenta… read more
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17. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
By: Sam Harris
3.99
Format: 512 pages,
Sam Harris' first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion… read more
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18. The Dark Enlightenment
By: Nick Land
4.14
Format: 560 pages,
http://www.thedarkenlightenment.com/t... read more
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19. Journey to the End of the Night
By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann
4.19
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more
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"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
20. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
By: James Joyce , Seamus Deane
3.64
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art a… read more
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"My heart is quite calm now. I will go back."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"God spoke to you by so many voices but you would not hear."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"Are you not weary of ardent ways? Tell no more of enchanted days."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
21. Anatomy of the State
By: Murray N. Rothbard
3.16
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"Em A anatomia do estado, Murray Rothbard explica o que o estado e e o que ele nao e. Ele mostra co… read more
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22. On the Genealogy of Morals
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Douglas Smith
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. N… read more
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"We are noble, good, beautiful, and happy!"-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"There is so much in man that is horrifying!.. The world has been a madhouse for too long!..."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"Somebody said: "About two persons I have never reflected very thoroughly: that is the testimony of my love for them."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
"All concepts in which an entire process is semiotically concentrated elude definition; only that which has no history is definable."-Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
23. Notes from Underground
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Norman Dietz , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky , Boris de Schlœzer , Emanuela Guercetti , None , Donald Fanger , None , None , None
4.17
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between ninet… read more
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"l'homme de la nature et de la verite"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
"I'll go this minute!' Of course, I remained."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
"إذ ما العذاب والألم ... سوى المحرك الوحيد للوعي."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
"To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
24. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"-Plato, The Republic
25. Twilight of the Idols
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Tracy B. Strong , Richard Polt
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Twilight of the Idols. Nietzsche's own unabashed appraisal of the last work intended to serve as a … read more
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26. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
By: David Graeber
4.03
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfi… read more
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- politics
- economics
"Economies around the world have, increasingly, become vast engines for producing nonsense."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"Bullshit jobs regularly induce feelings of hopelessness, depression, and self-loathing. They are forms of spiritual violence directed at the essence of what it means to be a human being."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"What we are witnessing is the rise of those forms of popular culture that office workers can produce and consume during the scattered, furtive shards of time they have at their disposal in workplaces…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"A fact-finding commission is a way of telling the public that the government is doing something it is not. But a large corporations will behave exactly the same way, if, say, there are revealed to be…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
27. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more
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- politics
"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
28. Bronze Age Mindset
By: Bronze Age Pervert
3.84
Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition
Some say that this book, found in a safebox in the port area of Kowloon, was dictated, because Bron… read more
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"You idolize peasants. You look up to island savages living “at one with Nature,"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Well as rare as beautiful bodies are, the mind in the same condition is even more rare. Let us strive, in our decrepit, cancerous and fetid world, for what is concrete and what we can try to attain. …"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Animals walk around in a state of permanent religious intoxication. This is the natural condition of the mind and intellect, the moment-to-moment perception, of man as well. I heard some computer foo…"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
29. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
By: Luke Burgis
3.81
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from … read more
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30. COVID-19: The Great Reset
By: Klaus Schwab
2.69
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
"COVID-19: The Great Reset" is a guide for anyone who wants to understand how COVID-19 disrupted ou… read more
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31. Sam Altman is not a blithering idiot
By: Mencius Moldbug
3.84
Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition
Major parts of American cities that were thriving in 1950 have now fallen into chaos and ruin. Mean… read more
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