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A review by mattbgold
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch
5.0
Reading this was a great experience. The development of the author's take on fallibilism and the discussion of it's implications and applications was an incredible, deeply thought provoking journey. And there's enough that I found convincing to permanently impact my thinking, if only a little.
Stuff I didn't love:
- An obtuse take on many worlds that I found unhelpful and unnecessary. There are better, more intuitive explanations out there.
- Lots of time spent on the mathematical implications of "infinity" through infinity hotel which I thought was ultimately irrelevant.
- The infinite progress theme was weirdly forced into each chapter. I found the whole idea strange and unconvincing.
- A chapter that awkwardly applied the author's philosophy to beauty and aesthetics.
- The author's choice of words can be a little eccentric... the word "parochial" for example is used so frequently it gets to be pretty hilarious.
Stuff I didn't love:
- An obtuse take on many worlds that I found unhelpful and unnecessary. There are better, more intuitive explanations out there.
- Lots of time spent on the mathematical implications of "infinity" through infinity hotel which I thought was ultimately irrelevant.
- The infinite progress theme was weirdly forced into each chapter. I found the whole idea strange and unconvincing.
- A chapter that awkwardly applied the author's philosophy to beauty and aesthetics.
- The author's choice of words can be a little eccentric... the word "parochial" for example is used so frequently it gets to be pretty hilarious.