John Danaher Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Academic and blogger. I like to imagine, navigate and analyse the future of humanity. Tweets about philosophy, ethics, technology and law (mainly)
The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900
David EdgertonJohn Danaher@rinireg Worth reading The Shock of the Old by David Edgerton - a lot of technologies do not fade away, at least not in the way we commonly think
Paperback, 2011
$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David J. ChalmersJohn DanaherI think I am quoted in this story about David Chalmers's new book Reality+. Don't know what it says since it is behind a paywall, but here it is: https://t.co/7fQ7PX9iFe
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Automation and Utopia: Human Flourishing in a World Without Work
John DanaherJohn DanaherIn my 2019 book, Automation and Utopia, I argued (admittedly using a simplification) that humanity faced a choice between two futures. Sometimes these things age badly, but if anything I think the analysis is even more salient in the wake of GPT-4 https://t.co/vlcjJSgqBN https://t.co/VbOgnSunRv
Hardcover, 2019
$43.00$21.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education
Jason BrennanJohn DanaherNew episode! - Jason Brennan on the Moral Mess of Higher Education. Jason has some controversial views about ethics, politics and higher education. We get into some of these controveries in this podcast. Thought provoking and challenging (I think!) https://t.co/bQwhbQ9mjy https://t.co/pzE4MRursT
Paperback, 2021
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book