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TagsPhilosophy (193), Contemporary Philosophy (93), Philosophy of Science (60), Science (57), Non-Fiction (41), Physics (40), Modern Philosophy (39), History of Philosophy (36), History (35), Philosophy of Mathematics (35) — see all tags

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GroupsGraduate Students, Notre Dame book lovers, Philosophy and Theory, Philosophy of Science, Science!, Tea!

Favorite authorsFyodor Dostoevsky, Kurt Gödel, Hamlin Hill, David K. Lewis, Bertrand Russell, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - South Bend, University of Notre Dame - The Hammes Bookstore

Favorite librariesPrinceton University - Firestone Library, St. Joseph County Public Library River Park Branch, University of Notre Dame - Hesburgh Library

About meA student of the philosophy of quantum mechanics and/or biology, at the moment heading toward a Ph.D in History and Philosophy of Science. Feel free to get in touch on QM, relativity, evolution, or any related issues -- I adore chatting about such things.

[Note: the photo is actually a chunk of my library, showing off my spine labels.]

About my libraryMy library is finally completely entered; if I own it, it's on here. Particular strengths throughout the history of philosophy, Russian literature, and the philosophy and science of relativity and quantum mechanics.

RATINGS: I've finally decided to start rating my books, mostly as a guide for myself as to what I've read and what I haven't. For all books, 0 stars means unread. Other than that:

Philosophy: Five stars means I consider the book an essential work by an essential philosopher; every philosopher should have read it, and laypeople should probably be familiar with it too. Four stars is an important or significant work, or one that I've used quite a bit and really enjoy. Three stars is something I'd never consider getting rid of. Two stars is decent (probably was required reading at some point), and one star is something I feel obligated to keep but don't like at all.

Fiction: Here it's basically one-to-five based on how much I enjoyed reading a particular work. Three stars is the lowest rating that I'll give a book that I didn't like but is important for some reason that I don't fully understand.

Homepagehttp://www.charlespence.net

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Real nameCharles Pence

LocationSouth Bend, IN

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Member sinceMay 5, 2006