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Member: thcson

CollectionsYour library (321), Favorites (10), Currently reading (3), To re-read (5), All collections (324)

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Tagsworld history (20), anthropology (20), comparative history (18), history of philosophy (17), philosophical hermeneutics (17), greek philosophy (16), ethnography (15), philosophy of natural science (13), european philosophy (11), political history (11) — see all tags

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GroupsAncient China, Ancient History, History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture, History: On learning from and writing history, Science!

About meI've done formal studies in physics, chemistry, economics, philosophy, anthropology and history. I'm now studying these subjects according to my own interests, with a broader scope than formal education allows.

In history, I'm tracing human history from its beginnings to the present day. My primary interest is in the development of long-term traditions (especially in religion, philosophy and science). I'm proceeding chronologically and I try to keep a global scope as far as possible.

In anthropology I read both ethnographic fieldwork accounts and more theoretical studies. I like anthropology because it reveals a great variety of human ideas, and acquaintance with foreign ideas is good for examining familiar ideas.

In philosophy I'm mostly reading books in philosophical hermeneutics, but I also look for interesting works in philosophy of science and political philosophy.

As for science, I'm particularly interested in relating the development of scientific ideas in different fields to developments in philosophy and history. I've read mostly social science lately, but I do intend to eventually read more in physics and biology as well.

About my libraryI've read all of the listed books cover-to-cover and I own them all. I use this library as something of a reading diary, so I mark each book with the date when I finished it. I add about 70-75 books per year.

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Member sinceMay 8, 2009

Currently readingMorals And Politics by Vittorio Hosle
African Perspectives on Colonialism (The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History) by A. Adu Boahen
Beyond Being: Gadamer's Post-Platonic Hermeneutic Ontology (SPEP) by Brice Wachterhauser