What do you mean by Feynman? I endorse his Lectures in Physics as something that had a big effect on my own intellectual development, but I worry many people won’t be able to get that much out of it. While his more accessible works are good, I don’t rate them as highly.
“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.
What do you mean by Feynman? I endorse his Lectures in Physics as something that had a big effect on my own intellectual development, but I worry many people won’t be able to get that much out of it. While his more accessible works are good, I don’t rate them as highly.
“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.