Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail' by Clayton Christensen
Disruptive Innovation
At the core of Christensen's…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne
The Law of Attraction
The central concept presented in "The Secret" is the Law of Attraction,…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century' by Thomas Friedman
The historical context of globalization
To fully…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization' by Thomas Friedman
The Cold War and its Aftermath
"The Lexus and the…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man' by Marshall McLuhan
The intellectual context of the early to mid-20th century
To fully grasp the significance and…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The End of History and the Last Man' by Francis Fukuyama
**Hegel's Philosophy of History**
Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History and the…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid' by Douglas Hofstadter
Mathematics, especially mathematical logic
To fully grasp the core arguments of *Gödel, Escher, Bach*,…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'A Theory of Justice' by John Rawls
Social Contract Theory
A foundational element for understanding Rawls is the concept of social contract theory, which…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' by Yuval Noah Harari
**1. Basic understanding of evolutionary biology and the timeline of life on Earth**
Harari's…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow' by Yuval Noah Harari
History of Humankind
To fully grasp the arguments presented in *Homo…
Background knowledge to deeply understand '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' by Yuval Noah Harari
**History, particularly Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind**
"21 Lessons for the 21st Century"…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Nexus' by Yuval Noah Harari
The Sapiens Trilogy and its Place within Nexus
Nexus is the second book in Yuval Noah…