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The human collective knows far more today than did the ancient bands. But at the individual level, ancient foragers were the most knowledgeable and skilful people in history.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Descartes cannot truly exchange a glance with an animal. Montaigne can, and does. In one famous passage, he mused: “When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?” And he added in another version of the text: “We entertain each other with reciprocal monkey tricks. If I have my time to begin or to refuse, so has she hers.” He borrows his cat’s point of view in relation to him just as readily as he occupies his own in relation to her.
How to Live
Sarah Bakewell
When a child asks an endless string of “Why?” questions, the smartest reply is “I don’t know, what do you think?”
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
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