Philosophy of science and mind

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

“Kuhn's account of how scientific paradigms shift—not through gradual accumulation but through crisis and replacement—informed Munger's skepticism about consensus views. He believed understanding how smart people stay wrong long past the evidence should have changed their minds was essential for any investor or thinker trying to avoid the same trap.”Charlie Munger

Consilience

“I was inspired by E. O. Wilson's book Consilience, which came out in 1998 and is a book I'd recommend.”Michael Mauboussin

Thinking in Systems

“Meadows' primer on feedback loops, stocks, and flows is cited by Andreessen as foundational for understanding why complex systems — markets, platforms, ecosystems — behave counterintuitively. The book makes explicit why optimising one variable in a system often degrades the whole, a lesson he applies to both product design and policy debates.”Marc Andreessen

But What If We're Wrong?

“Hard to read and not emerge humbled.”Marc Andreessen

The Black Swan

“The message of The Black Swan is how important it is to realize that the things everyone rules out can still come to pass.”Howard Marks