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Every book Chris Dixon recommended on podcasts
Chris Dixon demonstrated a deep intellectual range spanning writing craft, continental philosophy, and analytic philosophy through his appearances on How I Write and Conversations with Tyler. Discussing the interactive nature of reading and writing on How I Write, Dixon praised George Saunders's A Swim in a Pond in the Rain as a great book that fueled a massive reading binge after he finished his own writing projects. On Conversations with Tyler, Dixon explored dense philosophical works, noting that he was struggling through Martin Heidegger's Being and Time as part of a recent deep dive into continental philosophy. Pivoting to analytic philosophy, he discussed Nelson Goodman's Fact, Fiction and Forecast, revealing that he had recently purchased the book again because it remained one of his favorites. Additionally, Dixon highlighted Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity, describing it as a legendary book focused on reference and language. Together, these book discussions paint a picture of a thoughtful technology investor deeply engaged with rigorous philosophical inquiries, formal logic, and the mechanics of creative writing.
Books recommended by Chris Dixon
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a unique book on writing and thinking that features several Russian short stories alongside deep literary analysis.
Recommended“So this is we're talking before the video about George Saunders of this book, A swim in the pond in the rain that was a great book I read that after I wrote after I wrote the book I've read I've I've on a reading binge more than I've ever been after since I finished the book about 4 months”
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Existence and being
Existence and being by Martin Heidegger is a profound collection of essays that delves into ontology, human consciousness, and humanity's relationship with truth and reality.
Discussed“I'm struggling in reading it. I'm trying to read being in time right now of Haidiger.”
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Fact, fiction and forecast
Discussed“Nelson Goodman was one of my favorites. Um uh like fact fiction for funny enough, I just bought it again. Fact fiction and forecast.”
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IDENTITY AND NECESSITY
Discussed“Crypkkey there's a naming necessities is this kind of legendary book on reference and language.”
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Naming and necessity
Discussed“Crypkkey there's a naming necessities is this kind of legendary book on reference and language.”
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The concept of time
The concept of time by Martin Heidegger is a deeply influential and notoriously challenging philosophical text that investigates the fundamental nature of human existence through the lens of temporality.
Discussed“I'm struggling in reading it. I'm trying to read being in time right now of Haidiger.”
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Books Chris Dixon wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet | Conversations with Tyler | 2025-04-23 | 6 |
| How Blogging Made This Investor a Deca-Millionaire | Chris Dixon | How I Write Podcast | How I Write | 2024-01-31 | 1 |
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So the the first and that's read right own the first year of the internet were what you're referring to are protocol networks.”
“so what I want to do with the book so I I you know I've spent years talking about this topic and in in those conversations realized that um some of the sort of background context was missing”
“although one of the critiques of my book so far has been that RSS is actually very successful I it's not not successful at its original Vision at all”
“like so in the so it's called read write on and in the 2000s there was this thing you know, people called the web 2 movement of sort of the social media movement, but actually at the time it was actually called the read write movement.”