Philosophy and the Big Picture
An essay suggesting that as philosophy only covers the big questions dealt with using philosophical methods, there should be a broader framework — Big Picture Studies — to comprehensively address all of the big picture.
Steve Stuart Williams. The Ape that Understood the Universe.
My notes on an engaging book showing how human nature can be explained by evolutionary psychology and memetics.
Joseph Henrich. The Secret of our Success.
My notes on a book arguing that the secret of humanity’s success is cumulative cultural evolution.
Brian Greene. Until the End of Time.
Notes on a book by a physicist that sets out a naturalistic world view and covers the trajectory of the universe.
Sean Carroll. The Big Picture.
My notes on a book that presents a comprehensive naturalistic world view. Starts from levels of explanation – ‘Poetic Naturalism.’ Impressive.