The Meaning of Human Existence

“If the heuristic and analytic power of science can be joined with the introspective creativity of the humanities, human existence will rise to an infinitely more productive and interesting meaning.”

In this book, Wilson supplies, amongst much else, one of the most impassioned and (in my opinion) merited arguments for the continued study, funding, and evangelism of the humanities, as a core necessity for the progress of our race. Wilson is also quite hilarious, he has an unforgettable segment about the study of ants as a potential means of deduction for larger themes of humanity.