/lit/ - Literature

I'm peak midwit, but I can give you some of the books that have changed my perspective or/and blowed my mind.

>The Selfish Gene
Read it at 18 years old, I knew of evolution by then, but the concept of replicator was eye opening

>The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Another evo book, but very interesting even if it's mostly speculation. Tries to explain the origin and the advantages of sexual reproduction. It eventually starts talking about more "controversial" topics such as differences between men and women, sexual strategies, etc.

>The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Someone already recommended this, but I also thought it was very interesting. I like the way Jaynes writes and it's very funny to read about the homeric heroes as unconscious actors guided by godly voices.

I also had similar reactions to things like Hoppe's Democracy book (which opened my eyes to non degenerate libertarianism), Mises' "Human Action", Stephen Goodson's "History of Central Banking", Catherine Shanahan's "Deep Nutrition" and to a certain extent things like "Antifragile" from Taleb.