Guide for the perplexed
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Guide for the perplexed
E. F. Schumacher
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
There are so many minor stories and bits of wisdom that positively influenced my outlook on humanity and the work I do.
Schumacher's "Small is beautiful" and "Guide for the perplexed" was the straw finally broke me free of the technocrat worldview.
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 at least an interesting one.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What's the best book you've read so far in 2024? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What was a book that changed your life? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- YC's 2015 Reading List 2015 · 1 recommendation