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Books that require a bit of effort - but are oh so worth it
A Listmania! list by Orwell the Orangutan (Edinburgh)

1. The Life Of The Cosmos by Lee Smolin

The list author says:
	"A Darwinian take on physics. Also considers whether scientific epistemology is rooted in a theistic metaphysic"

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2. Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists by Ken Wilber

The list author says:
	"Not much airy-fairy new-agey stuff. Basically just brilliant physicists discussing epistemology, the limits of the scientific method and the mystery that is the universe"

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3. The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Human Brain (Allen Lane Science) by Terrence W. Deacon

The list author says:
	"Investigates the gulf between human and non-human language systems. Blows all simplistic theories about 'the origins of language' clear out the water. p.s. language itself behaves as a neural network"

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4. Confessions of a Philosopher: A Journey Through Western Philosophy by Bryan Magee

The list author says:
	"Peer inside the head of someone really struggling to find answers to the big questions. Be warned though, you'll come away with a long list of mind-bending books that you feel a burning desire to read"

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