The Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
14 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2010–2023.
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The 'Nichomachean Ethics' is a cornerstone of ancient philosophy and is a relative simple read.
One may disagree, but I don't think anyone seriously interested in the subject denies the importance of his contributions.
it turned my world upside down and gave me some amazing thinking tools.
They had an integrated understanding of the different kinds of knowledge and the phenomenology of the mind and the resulting errors we tend to make.
It will make your thinking three dimensional, and give you perspective as to the world you live in today as a software engineer.
Reading those allows a masterful foundation for understanding ethics, which is crucial for a deeper understanding of utility as a primitive concept.
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