Avicenna was the most renowned and influential philosopher of medieval Islam. One of his key purposes was to integrate science and religion. He grappled with some of the issues we grapple with today – “How did the cosmos come into existence? What is the role of God in the unfolding of human and cosmic destinies? How does God interact with created beings?” Steps to Avicenna’s Success Continuous learning: By age 10, Avicenna had memorized the Koran, and by 18 he was more intelligent than his teachers. He was a voracious reader and when he healed the Samanid prince Nuh bin Mansur, he gained access to the royal Samanid … [Read more...]
Review of Books That Changed The World: The 50 Most Influential Books in History by Andrew Taylor
August 3, 2010 by
Andrew Taylor - Your Invisible Mentor I am interested in ancient wisdom and constantly looking for books written centuries ago to explore my idea that we can use yesterday’s concepts to solve today’s problems. I wanted a source where an author distilled the works of others. And that’s why I bought and read Books That Changed The World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History by Andrew Taylor. I appreciate that most of the books he focused on were published over five decades ago – only three books were written less that five decades ago: Silent Spring (1962), Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Chairman Mao's Little Red … [Read more...]
Three Steps to Claim Legitimacy for Your Work
August 2, 2010 by
After I had read about a third of Books That Changed The World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History by Andrew Taylor, the light bulb suddenly went on in my head. The book includes works from a variety of fields, and several of the 50 books mentioned were written by pioneers who were experimental thinkers. They were instrumental in starting a new field of study, and/or adding legitimacy to an existing field. I noticed that they legitimized the field by adding information systems and processes. They did not always succeed in what they were trying to do, sometimes they strayed a bit, but the point is that they often turned things … [Read more...]
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