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David Deutsch has recommended 62 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
David Deutsch is a British physicist at the University of Oxford.
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The Myth of the Framework
In Defence of Science and Rationality
by Karl Popper
"I'm very fond of [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper
"My starting point [into the author's philosophy]." - David Deutsch (Source)
How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters
by Daniel Hannan
"Gives a minor but telling example of amazing differences between Euro/Anglo inheritance law." - David Deutsch (Source)
The Emergent Multiverse
Quantum Theory according to the Everett Interpretation
by David Wallace
David Deutsch recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The History of England
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
David Deutsch recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
With the Judaeans in the Palestine Campaign
by J. H. Patterson
"Anyone interested in the history of Palestine 1917-20 [read this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
On Numbers and Games
by John H. Conway
"See [this book] for how one can nevertheless reason consistently about such monsters." - David Deutsch (Source)
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
"It's pretty clear from [this book] that [the author] was in sympathy with [her father's] educational philosophy." - David Deutsch (Source)
Also recommended by
1 person
Glenn Beck recommended this bookGlenn Beck
"Great book." - Glenn Beck
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Fall or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
"Great." - David Deutsch (Source)
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1 person
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.
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The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
by Sam Harris
"[The author] wrote [this book] to defend civilisation from two dangers: religious dogmatism and moral relativism." - David Deutsch (Source)
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1 person
Matt Dillahunty recommended this bookMatt Dillahunty
"Most closely reflects my thoughts." - Matt Dillahunty
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Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker
"There are a few philosophical errors and poor arguments in [this] otherwise excellent book." - David Deutsch (Source)
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8 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"My new favorite book of all time." - Bill Gates
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Sam Harris recommended this bookSam Harris
Sam Harris picked this as the first book in his Book Club.
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Yuval Noah Harari recommended this bookYuval Noah Harari
"It is the most optimistic book I’ve read in a long time." - Yuval Noah Harari
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A.J. Jacobs recommended this bookA.J. Jacobs
"We should be thrilled to be alive now." - A.J. Jacobs
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Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
Michael Mauboussin's recommendation of this book +2
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- Richard Dawkins
"A truly brilliant book, elegantly written, sparkling with wit, driving nails hard home on every page." - Richard Dawkins
- David Friedberg
"A great book." - David Friedberg
- Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
"Influenced my books." - David Deutsch (Source)
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11 people
Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
"I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it." - Charlie Munger
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"Turned evolutionary biology on its head and was written like a great detective story." - Matt Ridley
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"Famous book about how our bodies are vehicles to replicate our genes (even though we occasionally defy them)." - Brian Armstrong
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Nick Szabo recommended this bookNick Szabo
"Explains more about life (including human behavior and myself) than anything else I’ve read. " - Nick Szabo
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Phil Libin recommended this bookPhil Libin
"Had a profound influence on me pretty early on." - Phil Libin
Phil Libin's recommendation of this book +5
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- Mr. Money Mustache
"An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes." - MMM
- Bob Metcalfe
"It just seemed to explain everything." - Bob Metcalfe
- Tai Lopez
"Mind blowing book. [...] But warning you, it’s too true for most people to handle..." - Tai Lopez
- Elon Musk
"Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]." - Elon Musk
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Mr. Money Mustache
TED Talks
The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
by Chris Anderson
"In [this book], [the author] describes the role The Fabric of Reality played in TED." - David Deutsch (Source)
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1 person
Tim Urban recommended this bookTim Urban
"[I read this book] while prepping for my TED Talk and found it HUGELY helpful." - Tim Urban
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The Science of Can and Can't
A Physicist's Journey through the Land of Counterfactuals
by Chiara Marletto
"Will open the doors to a dazzling, deep set of new concepts and ideas that will change and affect deeply the way you look at the world." - David Deutsch (Source)
The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene
by Richard Dawkins
"I suggest reading [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
Objective Knowledge
An Evolutionary Approach
by Karl Popper
"See Popper’s essay *Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject* in [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Karl Popper
David Deutsch recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
On Computable Numbers
by Alan Turing
David Deutsch quoted this book in his paper "Machines, Logic and Quantum Physics." (Source)
The Ascent Of Man
by Jacob Bronowski
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
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1 person
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"If you like 'big history' books, in the vein of Sapiens, Tragedy & Hope, or The Decline of the West, you will love this one." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy's recommendation of this book
Science and Human Values
by Jacob Bronowski
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
Conjectures and Refutations
The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
by Karl Popper
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
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1 person
Charles Koch recommended this bookCharles Koch
Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Charles Koch's recommendation of this book
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
by Richard Dawkins
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
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3 people- Charlie Munger recommended this book
Charlie Munger
"Marvelous." - Charlie Munger
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Steven Pinker recommended this bookSteven Pinker
"Perhaps the best display of expository scientific prose of the twentieth century." - Steven Pinker
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Jeff Bezos recommended this bookJeff Bezos
"Extraordinary." - Jeff Bezos
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The Proteus Operation
by James P Hogan
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch (Source)
The Ghost in the Atom
A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics
by P. C. W. Davies
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meaning of Life
by Daniel C. Dennett
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
by Bryce Seligman Dewitt
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Freedom and Rationality
Essays in Honor of John Watkins From his Colleagues and Friends
by F. D'Agostino
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Galileo Galilei
A Biography and Inquiry into His Philosophy of Science
by Ludovico Geymonat
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
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5 people
Steve Jobs recommended this bookSteve Jobs
Michael S. Malone said the first time he sat down with Steve Jobs, Steve immediately asked him if he had read this book. Michael thinks Steve was assimilating into this personality, this notion that he found in this book.
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Explores the question of whether science and technology make consistent forward progress or whether progress comes in bursts related to other social forces." - Mark Zuckerberg
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Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
Paul Graham mentioned re-reading this book on Twitter.
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Stanislav Grof recommended this bookStanislav Grof
"A fantastic book." - Stanislav Grof
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Brad Delong recommended this bookBrad Delong
Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.
Brad Delong's recommendation of this book
Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge
by Imre Lakatos
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Mind, Brain, and the Quantum
The Compound 'I'
by Michael Lockwood
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
A Pocket Popper
by David Miller
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Critical Rationalism
A Restatement and Defence
by David Miller
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Gödel's Proof
by Ernest Nagel
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
by Anthony O'Hear
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Emperor's New Mind
Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
by Roger Penrose
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
A Comprehensive Grammar Of The English Language
by Randolph Quirk
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Unity of the Universe
by D. W. Sciama
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Does God Play Dice?
The New Mathematics of Chaos
by Ian Stewart
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Physics of Immortality
Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead
by Frank J. Tipler
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Gravitation and Cosmology
Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
by Steven Weinberg
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe
by Steven Weinberg
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
by Steven Weinberg
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
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1 person
Demis Hassabis recommended this bookDemis Hassabis
"All about a physicist struggling to find a final theory of everything." - Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis's recommendation of this book
A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime
by John Archibald Wheeler
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Unnatural Nature of Science
by Lewis Wolpert
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
Virtual Worlds
A Journey in Hype and Hyperreality
by Benjamin Woolley
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Fabric of Reality." (Source)
The Anthropic Cosmological Principle
by John D. Barrow
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
The Character of Physical Law
by Richard P. Feynman
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
The Meaning of It All
Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
by Richard P. Feynman
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
Words and Things
An Examination of, and an Attack on, Linguistic Philosophy, A Special Issue of Cognitive Neuropsychology
by Ernest Gellner
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
by William Godwin
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
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6 people
Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"Over the years, I kept finding myself returning to its insights, and each time I would arrive at them at a deeper level." - Kevin Kelly
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Steve Jurvetson recommended this bookSteve Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Steve Jurvetson's recommendation of this book - Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
"Amazing book, but good luck finishing it." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book - Demis Hassabis recommended this book
Demis Hassabis
"Tying together Gödel's incompleteness theory with mathematics, with Escher's drawings, and Bach's fugues. And showing they're all related in some way." - Demis Hassabis
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Sahil Lavingia recommended this bookSahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
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Chris Hayes recommended this bookChris Hayes
"Changed my life!" - Chris Hayes
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Popper
by Bryan Magee
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
Euthyphro
by Plato
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
In Search of a Better World
Lectures and Essays from Thirty Years
by Karl Popper
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
The World of Parmenides
Essays on the Presocratic Enlightenment
by Karl Popper
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
Enlightenment
Britain and the cCeation of the Modern World
by Roy Porter
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
Just Six Numbers
The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe
by Martin Rees
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
The Lunar Men
A Story of Science, Art, Invention and Passion
by Jenny Uglow
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity." (Source)
With the Zionists in Gallipoli
by J. H. Patterson
"Has more on [the history of Palestine 1917-20] plus a very interesting perspective on Gallipoli." - David Deutsch (Source)
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