Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
A series of anecdotes shouldn't by rights add up to an autobiography, but that's just one of the many pieces of received wisdom that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) cheerfully ignores in his engagingly eccentric book, a bestseller ever since its initial publication in 1985. Fiercely independent (read the chapter entitled "Judging Books by Their Covers"), intolerant of stupidity even when it comes packaged as high intellectualism (check out "Is Electricity Fire?"), unafraid to offend (see "You Just Ask Them?"), Feynman informs by entertaining. It's possible to enjoy Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman simply as a bunch of hilarious yarns with the smart-alecky author as know-it-all hero. At some point, however, attentive readers realize that underneath all the merriment simmers a running commentary on what constitutes authentic knowledge: learning by understanding, not by rote; refusal to give up on seemingly insoluble problems; and total disrespect for fancy ideas that have no grounding in the real world. Feynman himself had all these qualities in spades, and they come through with vigor and verve in his no-bull prose. No wonder his students--and readers around the world--adored him.

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read by Chuck Brown

Other amazing and instructive tales for your attention!

Here you’ll find the following stories:

1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
2. The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies.
3. Rapunzel.
4. Jack And The Beanstalk.
5. The Story of Snow White.
6. Petie's Peanut Butter Pizza.

Rick Roderick and his 3 audio courses. TTC

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Rick Roderick - Philosophy and Human Values – 172 Mb
Rick Roderick - Self Under Siege - Philosophy in the 20th Century – 122 Mb
Rick Roderick - Nietzsche and the Post-Modern Condition – 146 Mb
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Rick Roderick received his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He did post-graduate work at Baylor University and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.
Since 1977, Professor Roderick held teaching positions at Baylor University, the University of Texas, Duke University and National University in Los Angeles. His areas of specialization were Marx and Marxism, Social and Political Philosophy, Critical Theory (Habermas and the Frankfurt School), 19th-Century Philosophy, and Contemporary Continental Philosophy. He also taught Ethics, Logic, History of Modern Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Existentialism.
Dr. Roderick was the editor of the Baylor Philosophy Journal and a member of the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society of Philosophy. He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory. He was the author of the book Habermas and the Foundation of Critical Theory (1986) as well as numerous articles in professional journals. He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms.
He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Dr. Roderick was the editor of the Baylor Philosophy Journal and a member of the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society of Philosophy. He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms. He was the author of the book Habermas and the Foundation of Critical Theory (1986) as well as numerous articles in professional journals.
Rick Roderick died in 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Roderick