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The Information, by James Gleick (2011) #13

Open dreeves opened 1 year ago

dreeves commented 1 year ago

http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood-ebook/dp/B004DEPHUC/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information:_A_History,_a_Theory,_a_Flood

Scott Aaronson praised it in an interview as a history of "actual philosophical progress".

Gleick is most famous for introducing Chaos Theory to the general public in the 80s.

Verbata: philosophy, rationality, history,

dreeves commented 3 months ago

Not sure if it's getting outdated or is already in the water supply, so to speak, or if it's still a must-read.