[IP] request for book recommendations from IP cc djf
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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 13:29:52 -0500
From: Benjamin Kuipers <kuipers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: request for book recommendations from IP
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To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Benjamin Kuipers <kuipers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dave,
In the current flood of political books, many are really pandering to one
side of the aisle or the other, encouraging their friends and enraging
their foes, without helping significantly in the search for truth. And I
deliberately remain naive enough to believe that there might be shreds of
truth on both sides of the aisle.
I've read and enjoyed a selection of books, mostly with liberal authors. I
would appreciate the recommendation of a selection of books by conservative
authors that are worth my time to read. It seems reasonable to exclude
books by authors who view religious fundamentalism as a prerequisite for
political influence, or those whose political idol is someone like Joseph
McCarthy.
It would be nice to be able to compare intellectually responsible arguments
on both sides, to be able to identify the core points of disagreement and,
hopefully, even some common ground.
I would be happy to share my own opinions, but for now I'm just asking for
recommendations.
Thanks.
Ben
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Benjamin Kuipers, Professor email: kuipers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Computer Sciences Department tel: 1-512-471-9561
University of Texas at Austin fax: 1-512-471-8885
Austin, Texas 78712 USA http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kuipers
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