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Originally Posted by Deckard

Just finished Plato: a very short introduction. Nice punchy little guide. I'm a sucker for wanting to collect every book in a given series, but there are over 200 of these cute little buggers, so that won't be happening anytime soon. Still, some very interesting topics covered, and they're a good way into a subject you might otherwise not think about studying. Archaeology will be next I think.

Currently working my way through Dawkins' 1976 classic The Selfish Gene (30th anniv edition). A beautifully explained gene's eye view of life, but still having to concentrate as I'm definitely no biologist. Having to keep reminding myself that it's a metaphor. His speculation about how life might have emerged from the primordial soup is fascinating.

Coming up next: I've just had the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide posted to me from the US, a lovely leather-bound collection of Adams' five Hitchhiker novels. Unbelievably, I've reached my mid 30's and never read any of these (so I figured I'd do it in style ).

hey decks, I think you might enjoy Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia by british philosoper John Gray. it uncannily resembles our discussion of evil in context with atheism and the religious elements of secular political and scientific movements.