I came up with a reading list (not all of which I have completely read) that are an attempt at a college to advanced level education in finance and economics.
Some of these may be controversial and I'm certain there are some important ones missing.
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Math, Logic, Critical Thinking:
"Philosophical Devices: Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets" by Papineau
"Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning" by Kolmogorov etc
"Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes" by Papoulis
Mar 25, 2020 • 46 tweets • 6 min read
Ephemeralization to the Primitive: A Thread
A project started by @primordialunity on which here lie only commentary.
The term "Ephemeralization" was coined by R. Buckminster Fuller (1938, 1973) and describes the ability of technological progress to do "more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing."
Mar 12, 2020 • 34 tweets • 5 min read
Danse Macabre: A Thread
On the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Danse Macabre unites all.
The plague is universally presented in ancient literature and history as a process that destroys differences.
This destruction is often preceded by a reversal.
The plague will turn the honest man into a thief, the virtuous man into a lecher, the prostitute into a saint.
Aug 16, 2018 • 36 tweets • 8 min read
"Innovation," from the Latin innovare, innovatio, should signify renewal, rejuvenation from inside, rather than novelty, which is its modern meaning in both English and French. Judging from the Examples in the Oxford English Dictionary and the Littre, the word came into...
Widespread use only in the 16th century, and until the 18th century, its connotations are almost uniformly unfavorable. In the vulgar tongues, as well as in medieval Latin, the word is used primarily in theology, and it means a departure from what by definition...
