How to Read a Book is the quintessential how to book on gaining knowledge from a modernist perspective. What would a metamodern version of HTRAB look like?
HTRAB says that the main question you should be asking when reading a book is “Is this true?” The relationship you’re concerned with is between the material and the real world.
But in a meta-modern perspective, you want to consider many other relationships.
One of those is the three way relationships between yourself, the material, and reality. Asking questions like “What new perspectives can I gain from this?” and “How does this relate to my other models of the world?”
Another is the relationship between the author and their source material. What does this writing say about the perspective of the author? Why did they choose to write this. This is bringing in a more post-modern/critical theory perspective.
HTRAB recommends “Synoptic Reading”—finding many books on the same subject or that circle around a specific topic to get a broad overview of the topic.
A meta-modern take would also look into other ways of grouping books. What about exploring facets of yourself through exploring authors that think differently and similarly to you? What about crafting a narrative as you dig into interesting parts of each book you move through?
What other takes would a Meta-Modern version of HTRAB encompass?
How to Read a Book is the quintessential how to book on gaining knowledge from a modernist perspective. What would a metamodern version of HTRAB look like?
HTRAB says that the main question you should be asking when reading a book is “Is this true?” The relationship you’re concerned with is between the material and the real world.
But in a meta-modern perspective, you want to consider many other relationships.
One of those is the three way relationships between yourself, the material, and reality. Asking questions like “What new perspectives can I gain from this?” and “How does this relate to my other models of the world?”
Another is the relationship between the author and their source material. What does this writing say about the perspective of the author? Why did they choose to write this. This is bringing in a more post-modern/critical theory perspective.
HTRAB recommends “Synoptic Reading”—finding many books on the same subject or that circle around a specific topic to get a broad overview of the topic.
A meta-modern take would also look into other ways of grouping books. What about exploring facets of yourself through exploring authors that think differently and similarly to you? What about crafting a narrative as you dig into interesting parts of each book you move through?
What other takes would a Meta-Modern version of HTRAB encompass?