About this video

• Video Title: TOUR POR MI BIBLIOTECA
• Channel: Roxana Kreimer
• Speakers: Roxana Kreimer
• Duration: 28:30

Overview

This video is a tour of Roxana Kreimer's personal library, showcasing a curated selection of her books. She explains her organizational methods, highlights favorite and influential books across various genres including philosophy, psychology, ethics, politics, humor, linguistics, and history, and discusses their significance to her intellectual development.

Key takeaways

• Diverse Collection: The library features a wide range of books, with a particular emphasis on philosophy, psychology, ethics, politics, humor, linguistics, and history.
• Personal Curation: The selection is not exhaustive but rather a personal tour of influential and favorite books that have shaped the speaker's thinking.
• Organizational Philosophy: The books are organized thematically and by favorite authors, acknowledging that the library is not perfectly ordered but has a "quantum order."
• Intellectual Journey: The speaker shares insights from various books, connecting them to her own intellectual journey and offering recommendations.
• Value of Reading: The video emphasizes that the true value of a library lies not in the quantity of books but in the ideas they impart and the questions they inspire.

Here are some of the books mentioned in the video:

• Psychology/Evolution:
  • "Mating Intelligence" by David Bass
  • "The Evolution of Desire" by David Buss
  • "The Moral Brain" by Patricia Churchland
• Ethics/Philosophy:
  • "The Expanding Circle" by Peter Singer
  • "A Little Treatise on the Great Virtues" by André Comte-Sponville
  • "Nudge" by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
  • "Moral Tribes" by Joshua Green
  • "The Value of Choosing" by Fernando Savater
  • "On Bullshit" by Harry Frankfurt
  • "Thanks!" by Robert Emmons
• Critical Thinking/Argumentation:
  • "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)" by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
  • "What Should We Be Worried About?" edited by John Brockman (featuring an essay by Steven Pinker)
• Humor:
  • "The Humor Code" by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner
  • "Inside Jokes" by Matthew Mckay and Judith McKay
  • "Jewish Humor" by Joseph Telushkin
  • "English Humor for Beginners" by George Mikes
• Philosophy Dictionaries:
  • "Diccionario de Filosofía" by José Ferrater Mora
  • "Diccionario Filosófico" by André Comte-Sponville
  • "Diccionario Filosófico" by Fernando Savater
  • "Diccionario de Ética y Filosofía Moral" by Monique Canto-Sperber and Paul Ricœur
  • "The Dictionary of the Modern World" by Bertrand Russell
  • "Diccionario de Borges" by Carlos Stortini
• Politics/Social Theory:
  • "Philosophy of Politics" by Mario Bunge
  • "La Insubordinación Fundante" by Marcelo Gullo
  • "Equality and Liberty" by Norberto Bobbio
  • Works on anarchism by Proudhon and Bakunin
  • Works by Hannah Arendt ("The Origins of Totalitarianism," "On Revolution," "The Human Condition")
• Linguistics/Communication:
  • Works by Deborah Tannen ("You Just Don't Understand," "That's Not What I Meant!," "The Argument Culture," "You Are the Only One I Can Tell")
• History (Private Life):
  • "A History of Private Life" series, directed by Georges Duby and Philippe Ariès
  • "The History of Women"
  • "The History of the Face"
  • "The History of Insult"
  • "The History of the Navel"
  • "Carnival and the Face"
  • "The History of Cleanliness"
  • "The Clock"
  • "The History of Dress"

The speaker also mentions a section on skepticism and pseudoscience, experimental philosophy, law, and books by philosophers like Simón Bailé and Alain de Botton, though specific titles are not always provided for these categories.

In addition to the specific titles already listed, the speaker mentions several broader categories and authors for which specific book titles were not explicitly stated, but are part of her collection:

• Travelogues/Journals: She mentions a section dedicated to "relatos de viajes."
• Skepticism and Pseudoscience: There's a section of her library focused on these topics.
• Experimental Philosophy: This is a distinct area within her collection.
• Law: Books related to legal philosophy or jurisprudence are present.
• Borges as a Philosopher: A collection focusing on Borges's philosophical aspects.
• Books by Simón Baile and Alain de Botton: These authors are mentioned as having their works in a particular section.
• Her Own Published Works: She refers to an "egoteka" which is a shelf containing books she has published.