Alfred North Whitehead
Adventures of Ideas
Author: Jelte
The Self-organizing Economy
Paul Krugman
A short and simple look at some examples of self-organization in economics.
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy: Life, Earth and Beyond
Edited by Alex Kleidon & Ralph Lorenz
The best of very few available works dealing with the upcoming field
of disequilibrium thermodynamics.
From Being to Becoming
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya’s classic canvas on the arrow of time.
The End of Uncertainty
Ilya Prigogine
A somewhat simplistic and unclear look at Time from a Dynamical Systems perspective. Lacks detail where it’s needed most.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Robert Sapolsky
Important ideas, poorly communicated.
Ways of Seeing
John Berger
A highly original and penetrating journey into seeing and believing.
Soul of the White Ant
Eugene Marais
The Pattern of Human Concerns
Hadley Cantril
A classic global study into the perceived roots of well-being.
Power
Bertrand Russell
With characteristic eloquence, Bertrand confidently sketches a conceptual framework on Power.