A thread on my 2020 read list.

2019 read list link below.

Broke 2020 read list into 3 parts.
1) A philosophy I admire.
2) A topic I'm fascinated about.
3) An author I'm curious about.
@presh_agaecheta made 2020 readlist a possibility. https://twitter.com/CH_KEKA/status/1125772475869085697?s=19

So on
1) On Philosophy. Stoicism is the school of thought.
2) On topics. Game theory.
Reading mostly Matt Ridley and Thomas Schelling.
3) On author, I'll be looking mostly at the works of Rene Girard. Peter Thiel gives a glowing recommendation. So....¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Discourses by Epictetus opens the door for me into the world of stocism.
I've always admired the stoic philosophy of dealing with uncertainties and what life throws at you.
Opportunity to learn first hand...

This dialogue right here is what draws me to stoicism.

A great way to kick off the year's reading campaign. The school of thought has interesting nuggets when it comes to one's view on self and uncertainties.
People with strong internal locus of control will easily relate to what's been said.

Rene Girard's The Scapegoat is one of those paradigm shifting reads.
The lockdown provided ample time to read the texts.
How divergent this is from anything I've read is fascinating.
Looking at collective murder from the scapegoat's perspective is brilliant.

The view at the subtexts that governs humans interactions, in this instance tailored towards collective murder especially in religious and mythological texts is . Everybody should read Girard.

Up next. Seneca's letters from a stoic. Seneca tries to make Stoicism more reletable. The Discourse is a more friendly read.

Matt Ridley's The rational optimist will have no introductory comment. That in it self being an introductory comment, I'll keep it that.