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Originally Posted by PsychiatricCase
I don't have much of a knowledge on science, being a high-school dropout, but lately I've developed a keen ineterest in stuff like quantum mechanics and nature of reality and I wish to understand it. What are some good popular science books to read on the subject that will teach me about it better, so I can also have greater knowledge? I looked at the Fabric of the Cosmos by Green and For the Love of Physics by Rein. Are those good books? Also, I would like to know if there is any very good introductory philosophy texts to build a knowledge on the subject. Thanks.
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Begin with easier books. I recommend Sophie's World. It's a very original book, and treats partially all the major movements in philosophy since the Greeks till Sartre.
I'm going to read Carl Sagan's A Demon Haunted World. It scored high at Goodreads. I've read and enjoyed Sam Harris' The Moral Landscape. You can try Richard Dawkin's books. The Greatest Show On Earth is recent and up to date, and deals more in biology than Atheism. His biggest success is The God Delusion. Happy reading!
PS - I hope you choose Sophie's World though. It's a good book to begin with. Very simple and clear.