Психические вирусы

Сформулировать такую программу обучения, которая «программировала» бы сознание всех детей навыками, позволяющими им жить свободно и счастливо, а не в рабстве и отчаянии, — это очень трудная задача. Еще сложнее было бы убедить школы и учителей принять такую программу и активно ее использовать. Это кажется практически невозможным, — но есть ли у нас другой выход? Написав эти слова, я сделал свой первый небольшой шаг к достижению этой цели. Если вы к этой цели идете, отправьте мне письмо по адресу, указанному на обложке этой книги и дайте знать — что вы делаете. Не нужно откладывать работу — перед нами реальный кризис.

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Эволюция

Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker (Norton, 1986). A convincing argument for evolution of species by natural selection, including merciless attacks on creationists and other non-Darwinian heretics.

Dawkins, Richard. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life (Basic Books, 1995). The executive summary of the state of the art in evolutionary biology. If you've only got a couple of hours to learn about evolution, this is the book to read.

Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene, New Edition (Oxford University Press, 1989). Brilliant explanation of the selfish-gene concept. The first book to describe the concept of the тете.

Dennett, Daniel C. Danvin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Simon & Schuster, 1995). A lucid, thorough, and brilliant exploration of universal Darwinism: how evolution by natural selection can and does apply to all aspects of the universe.

Plotkin. Henry. Danvin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge (Harvard University Press, 1993). Meaty and intellectual exploration of the evolutionary basis of knowledge and learning, a subject known as evolutionary epistemology.

Эволюция компьютеров

Levy, Steven. Artificial Life (Vintage Books, 1992). Fascinating roundup of the state of the art in this new field of computer science.

Эволюция мемов

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. The Evolving Self (HarperCollins, 1993). Thoughts on the future as seen through the theory of memetic evolution.

Эволюционная психология

Buss, David М Ttie Evolution of Desire (Basic Books, 1994). A clear exposition of the mating-strategy aspect of evolutionary psychology, backed up by impressive academic studies.

Dennett, Daniel C. Consciousness Explained (Little, Brown, 1991). A masterwork about the nature of human thought with an excellent section on memes.

Wright, Robert. The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (Pantheon, 1994). Incisive examination of the divergent evolution of male and female mating strategies, combined with a biography of Darwin.

Роли мужчин u женщин

Gray, John. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (HarperCollins, 1992). A practical, straightforward book explaining the differences in men's and women's needs and communication styles in relationships.

Культурные вирусы

Bulgatz, Joseph. Ponzi Schemes, Invaders from Mars, & More Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Harmony Books, 1992). Amazing stories of historical mind viruses. The one thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history.

Rushkoff, Douglas. Media Virus! (Ballantine Books, 1994). Interesting exploration of the evolution of television and speculation on the use of Trojan horses to bundle hidden agendas with palatable memes.

Культы и программирование

Cialdini, Robert В. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition (Quill, 1993). Mind-boggling, easy-to-read book about psychological techniques being used every day to influence people's minds. If you liked Chapter 8, you'll love this book.

МсWilliams, Peter. Life 102: What to Do When Your Guru Sues Yon (Prelude Press, 1994). The author of several best-selling self-improvement books recounts the events that led to his being brainwashed into spending 15 years in and giving SI million to a cult.

Дзен

Cleary, Thomas. No Barrier: Unlocking the Zen Koan (Bantam, 1993). Superb explanation of Zen introduces a brilliant transla-tion of the Wumenguan, the most famous book of Zen riddle-lessons.

Hofstadter, Douglas R. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Vintage, 1979). Even though Thomas Cleary claims Hofstadter doesn't really grok Zen, any serious student of the nature of the mind should read this Pulitzer-Prize winning labor of love.

Pirsig, Robert M. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Bantam, 1974). Autobiographical narrative of the author's inquiry into the nature of reality, distinctions, and sanity. Starts like a travelogue, but takes a sharp turn into the philosophical in Chapter 6. I

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