behemoth nonfiction books you should read!

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Big books, I love them! I almost only consider good books to be above 400 pages. Of course, there are exceptions. But, the point being, I really like big books. So, in the spirit of big books, here are some of my favorite nonfiction books that are big!
📚Behemoth nonfiction books you should read!
00:00 intro
00:35 Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology
02:45 Oxford Handbook of Epistemology
04:49 Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker
07:29 Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson
10:25 Ghost Wars by Steve Coll
11:47 outro
📕 my first book: knowing nothing.
A general overview of skepticism and the implications it has for philosophy, society, and life.
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📕 my second book: meditations. A collection of essays that cover various topics like the nature of social power or the cyclic nature of life.
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More of my writings:
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@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

what big books have you read that are good?

@mrpandaman5421 Ай бұрын

Europe: A History , Norman Davies. It was a great introduction to the causal forces that led into each era of Europe’s history and allows the reader to branch off at all historical eras to do further research. He has great facts and opinions to share on the subject.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

@@mrpandaman5421 I JUST bought it!

@BennettYancey Ай бұрын

Oxford handbooks are definitely in my high rankings in terms of big books. Also, the Routledge handbooks as well.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

@@BennettYancey Routledge handbooks for modern politics = very nice.

@ivanbenisscott Ай бұрын

Justice for hedgehogs by Ronald Dworkin! I know i have suggested this before to you but it really is a masterpiece and completely changed my life and how i view truth, philosophy, interpretation, law, politics and how to pursue a good meaningful life

@smithyman33 Ай бұрын

Prescott's the Conquest of Mexico and the Conquest of Peru. Probably not what you normally read but it’s fascinating hearing the personal accounts of those involved in Cortez and Pizarro conquest of Aztec and Inca civilizations respectively.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

I will look it up!

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Ай бұрын

Just finished the Count of Monte Cristo at 1243 pages and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at 54 pages. Both excellent. Best wishes with what you choose to read. Happy reading.

@phillaysheo8 Ай бұрын

I buy books on recommendation from people that read a lot. So the size the book is not really relevant. However, I won't pay $20 or more, for anything less than 300 pages.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

TRUEEE. I cannot believe some books have the cojones to charge 25 USD for a book that is extremely basic (usually self-help) and not even 200+ pages.

@ToReadersItMayConcern Ай бұрын

Since you appreciate the Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology, check out the five-volume series on Moral Psychology edited by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Christian B. Miller: it not only offers a range of perspectives and research on moral psychology but includes counterarguments and rebuttals, granting a sense of different ways to interpret the data or follow the reasoning.

@unknowninfinium4353 Ай бұрын

It's not influenced by Marxists shit right?

@wilsonubi3922 Ай бұрын

Hello Bro. I love your book collections. I will love you to check out Peter Kreeft book "Socrates Children." It's a 4 volumes book.

@Schadenfreudee Ай бұрын

Hi, can you recommend any good books that explains all political ideologies like left wing, right wing, far right, secularism, communist, democratic etc

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

Oxford handbook of political philosophy, somewhat does it. But I have not come across a book that has explained modern leanings. On top of that, those terms will vary by country. You can check out a history of political philosophy, as well as on politics, those are likewise good books.

@redditionzyad946 Ай бұрын

Not a book but it just might be what you’re looking for: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLCiZ9WLxuC1qWg.htmlfeature=shared

@ItsMeJoshLee Ай бұрын

Read Blavatsky's, The Secret Doctrine, It's a whopper! 😂

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

I will check it out!

@richarddeese1087 Ай бұрын

Thanks. One for you: "The Coming Plague" by Laurie Garrett (1995). As prophetic today as then. tavi.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

I read it! I love her books!

@QualityControl-du3kq Ай бұрын

Ghost Wars has some obvious misinformation. I can't tell if it's biased and done on purpose or just really badly researched. The info isn't even controversial, which makes it really odd.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

Which part? I mean, any book written about the CIA you should read with skepticism, but the book is good so far.

@Souljacker7 Ай бұрын

LOL, my man came in with a discourse on why to read only big books, opens with Oxford's books on political psychology and epistemology and then straight up downgrades to Jordan Peterson and Pinker :((((

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

Why do you not like Pinker or Peterson? Out of curiosity.

@catboy_official Ай бұрын

Who would? 😂

@createscapes5197 Ай бұрын

@@IdeasInHat Jordan Peterson is not profound by Hakim does a good cliffnotes version of why the man is absolute garbage.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

@@createscapes5197 But is there a specific issue that you have? I don't want to read a cliffnotes, haha. I thought maybe you had something. I understand people don't like his politics or his opinions on psychology; I have disagreements with him as well. But "absolute garbage," is not something I could agree with. I have read all of Peterson's books, and they are definitely better than books like "ikigai" or "the power of now". And even those books are not, "absolute garbage". I think you are being too harsh here.

@IdeasInHat Ай бұрын

@@catboy_official I would, lol.