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Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence by James Bridle

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uisge_beatha's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.75

Very much a mixed bag. I found some sections were very intriguing with lots of insights and creative bridges. Other parts could have been pruned pretty extensively. I do appreciate the authors avoidance of simplistic good/bad dichotomies, and his overall optimistic perspective. That sort of thing is needed now more than ever.

hanelisil's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I loved this and need to read in book format. I know I missed half of it and the half I got was awesome.

sempiece's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I cannot recommend this book enough. It was eye opening to read and experience this book. It gave me hope for a future on this planet. And a guidance on how we might achieve it with our own two hands.

no_fun_jon's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

vayolet's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the most interesting, stimulating, entertaining, cross-discipline books I've read. Going through biology, philosophy, computer science, maths, anthropology, linguistics..., tying them together with lots of different case studies and anecdotes that make this a diverse and fascinating read. It's probably not a super easy read if you're not familiar with some concepts, but things are discussed at a superficial enough level that it can be read by people of any background. I really loved the way this book makes you discover and consider things in a different way, even if you wouldn't agree with all the conclusions, as well as the positive spin avoiding final doomerisim on technology and the state of the world.