[U.S.] Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull, translated by Guo Hui, Nanhai Publishing Company, April 2004
I first heard about this book in The Tree of Philosophy. In The Tree of Philosophy, it was not merely “mentioned” that seagull Jonathan existed; rather, nearly an entire class period was spent discussing it—as the introduction to the section on “philosophy of science.” The Tree of Philosophy provides countless excellent reference books as post-class reading, yet the only one assigned as a classroom task and directly discussed in class was this marvelous literary work.
Freedom, pursuit, mind, wings, infinity… As for literary works, I am not very fond of writing analysis or criticism, nor am I particularly good at it. In any case, this little book is well worth reading. And of course, it would be even better to read it together with the “philosophy of science” chapter in The Tree of Philosophy, the introductory philosophy book I have long most strongly recommended.
August 21, 2006
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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