We exchanged a few books this Christmas. "The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man" by Rudolph Steiner (rare) and a few Thomas Merton, including "No Man is an Island" and the Seeds of Contemplation." Happily, I will have a few hours to read in the next couple of weeks too!
On Monday, December 24, 2012 5:03:41 PM UTC-5, archytas wrote: > > "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone — > Especially Ourselves" by Dan Ariely asks a seemingly simple question — > “is dishonesty largely restricted to a few bad apples, or is it a more > widespread problem?” — and goes on to reveal the surprising, > illuminating, often unsettling truths that underpin the uncomfortable > answer. Like cruelty, dishonesty turns out to be a remarkably > prevalent phenomenon better explained by circumstances and cognitive > processes than by concepts like character. > > Work like this is challenging traditional economics - the genre is > 'behavioural economics'. My own take on this book and a lot of work > from brain science and history is that we are at a tipping point in > respect of the possibility of a human science. I'd like to see a > broader literature take up this challenge beyond current drivel on > black and white hats. > > So what are you guys reading? > --
