Intellectual


An Ishmael of Syria
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Stranger
1984
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Alchemist
Animal Farm
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Secret History
The Handmaid's Tale
Man's Search for Meaning
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Fahrenheit 451
Meditations
Crime and Punishment
Life Revisited by Laurent  GrenierWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsStar Trek Revealed by Carole DevineSolar Arc Directions by Carole DevineReconstructing Strategy by Saqib Qureshi
Best New Philosophy
23 books — 13 voters
Shamanism by Manvir   SinghA Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century by Heather E. HeyingRace Marxism by James   LindsayCynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Decoding the Gurus Podcast
80 books — 2 voters

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroes
548 books — 603 voters


Louis-Ferdinand Céline
We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word of advice: never say a word to us about being intelligent. We will think for you, my friend. Don't forget it. ...more
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

Thomas Henry Huxley
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. And even a cursory glance at the history of the biological sciences during the last quarter of a century is sufficient to justify the assertion, that the most potent instrument for the extension of the realm of natural knowledge ...more
Thomas Henry Huxley

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