Samo Burja
Sociologist and founder of Bismarck Analysis; writes on live players, institutional decay and why societies lose knowledge.
Great Founder Theory by Samo Burja
A work in progress, but a decent introduction. This explains my current sociological paradigm.
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History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
The ultimate primary source. Thucydides fought as a general during the Peloponnesian war and was ultimately exiled from Athens due to political machination.
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How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
This book convinced me that while skimming was perhaps useful for mining information, it would never be a viable path to rigor. Adler advocates a disciplined and deep reading of challenging books.
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On War by Carl von Clausewitz
This book shows how an essentially philosophical approach can be brought far enough to be practically useful.
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Persecution and the Art of Writing by Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss’ work helps you learn improved text interpretation procedures by teaching you to read between the lines, representing a good upgrade on what you learned from Adler.
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Politics by Aristotle
This marriage of empirical data and philosophy proves hard to beat.
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The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quigley
This book provides a good macro theory of civilization. Much of the pre-historical speculation can be skipped, but the overviews of historical civilizations provide an example of first-rate institutional analysis.
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The Republic by Plato
A design for the creation of a new ideal society, the ultimate aim of sociological investigation. Plato’s work is a nice example of both the strengths and the limits of a theory-driven approach.
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