tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post1353078366137447797..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: Propaganda, reductionism and intellectualsJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-52297676106938233242008-01-06T00:11:00.000-05:002008-01-06T00:11:00.000-05:00Thanks. I'll go and pick it up from Borders this w...Thanks. I'll go and pick it up from Borders this week.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588546748297924666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-3732181767003442722008-01-01T21:24:00.000-05:002008-01-01T21:24:00.000-05:00As Adrian said, it's an excellent book. There aren...As Adrian said, it's an excellent book. There aren't many books that I give away and say, "You've got to read this." My copy's in Texas at the moment otherwise I'd toss it on via UPS.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-66040513864081980632008-01-01T12:30:00.000-05:002008-01-01T12:30:00.000-05:00It's a very good book.It's a very good book.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953649845499754508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-30544353833596234172008-01-01T04:59:00.000-05:002008-01-01T04:59:00.000-05:00No I haven't, I had read some of his views around ...No I haven't, I had read some of his views around the web which raise similar views the post i.e. relying on popperian falsificationism rather than the gathering of data that already fits the hypothesis (which would be a form of confirmation bias). <BR/><BR/>Is it a good book?Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588546748297924666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-28192922163989990662007-12-30T21:07:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:07:00.000-05:00Munz, have you read Nassim Taleb's Black Swan?Munz, have you read Nassim Taleb's Black Swan?Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.com