Stefan-CoA

For the younger folk I would suggest: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder Philosophy of Science - Geoffrey Gorham And my personal favourite, although pretty hectic (especially if you're a bit behind on philosophy like myself) Goedel, Escher, Bach - An Eternal Golden Braid - Douglas Hofstadter And a painful introduction to language Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Ludwig Wittgenstein A bit of art-philosophy mixed with brilliant use of language and a murder mystery My Name is Red - Orhan Pamuk Also Ayn Rand is very good, I'd suggest Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead But to be honest there is so much out there, I suggest spending a good hour or two in a bookstore at their philosophy and/or science section and just go with what you like. From there on you can always go on to bigger things. Wikipedia as has been suggested earlier is also an excellent place to start and just go link-hopping from there.

Hullo everybody Way down south in South Africa is where I'm from, currently busy with my first post-grad degree (4th year) in Biochemistry. I have an intense (to the chagrin of my non-scientific peers) passion for all things science, even if the ability struggles to do justice to this passion. I hope to someday be a meaningful contributor to this forum and the scientific community as a whole. Regards S