By Julian Bagginni.
Bagginni presents one hundred different stories that illustrate philosophical conundrums.
A good introduction to the breadth of philosophical thinking.
Friday, October 20, 2023
Should We Eat Meat
By Vaclav Smil
Yet another very smart book from Smil that is very difficult to apply to my life.
Smil tackles the history, steep costs and future of eating meat. He strongly doubts that veganism will dominate world diets. He goes into great detail about why people love to eat meat and why vegetarians are and will stay the exception and not the rule.
The conclusions of this book tackle the process, technical and logistical challenges we must address to reduce the environmental expenses of our worlds growing number of meat eaters.
But, it wouldn’t hurt a fully grown adult to eat leas than 30kg of meat a year— about 10oz a week.
Smil tackles the history, steep costs and future of eating meat. He strongly doubts that veganism will dominate world diets. He goes into great detail about why people love to eat meat and why vegetarians are and will stay the exception and not the rule.
The conclusions of this book tackle the process, technical and logistical challenges we must address to reduce the environmental expenses of our worlds growing number of meat eaters.
But, it wouldn’t hurt a fully grown adult to eat leas than 30kg of meat a year— about 10oz a week.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The Left Hand of Darkness.
I read "The Left Hand of Darkness" when I was younger. I wasn't sure if it was a really good book or just something for school. I mostly remember the parts where the main characters escape from prison in an epic journey over an icefield
I didn't get a lot of the deeper ideas back then-- the aliens in the book don't have a set gender for most of the time. The metaphors about gender, its fluidity and how genreder shapes society were lost on me.
The book is still good to read. It has aged well. Perhaps its even more relevant today than when it was published.
I didn't get a lot of the deeper ideas back then-- the aliens in the book don't have a set gender for most of the time. The metaphors about gender, its fluidity and how genreder shapes society were lost on me.
The book is still good to read. It has aged well. Perhaps its even more relevant today than when it was published.
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