“Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman” still shows genuine curiosity, which is rare and valuable. But as I say, it’s less about whether I can argue for it, and more about whether the top intellectual contributors in our community found it transformative in their youth. I think many may have read Feynman when young (e.g. it had a big impact on Eliezer).
While I couldn’t quickly find the source for this, I’m pretty sure Eliezer read the Lectures on Physics as well. Again, I think Surely You’re Joking is good, I just think the Lectures on Physics is better. Both are reasonable candidates for the list.
“Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman” still shows genuine curiosity, which is rare and valuable. But as I say, it’s less about whether I can argue for it, and more about whether the top intellectual contributors in our community found it transformative in their youth. I think many may have read Feynman when young (e.g. it had a big impact on Eliezer).
While I couldn’t quickly find the source for this, I’m pretty sure Eliezer read the Lectures on Physics as well. Again, I think Surely You’re Joking is good, I just think the Lectures on Physics is better. Both are reasonable candidates for the list.