Scotty Hendricks

Scotty Hendricks

Contributing Writer

scotty hendricks

Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.

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Books
5 horrifying stories that double as lessons in philosophy
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
Scotty Hendricks
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Books
5 of the strangest books ever written
Some books are remembered for their lyrical prose or engaging stories. Others are remembered for simply being weird.
Scotty Hendricks
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Big Think Books
5 stories that teach you philosophy (better than some philosophy books)
Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)
Scotty Hendricks
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Big Think Books
From Gnosticism to Gospel Manga: 6 books to help you unpack the Bible and its history
Experts and Big Think writers recommend their favorite reads for diving deeper into the history and perspectives found in the Book of Books.
Scotty Hendricks
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Books
5 classic science fiction novels written by scientists
What happens when scientists "write what they know"? Some amazing science fiction stories.
Scotty Hendricks
Gloved hands hold an open book titled "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin, a seminal work exploring the origin of life, published in London by John Murray, 1859.
High Culture
5 books that changed our understanding of the origin of life
These books helped build the empirical case that life's origins differ from those described in myths and legends.
Scotty Hendricks
A person with light hair is turned sideways, holding and reading a partially redacted book filled with pseudonyms, all set against a black grid background.
High Culture
5 famous authors who used pseudonyms (and why they did it)
From acclaimed novels to heretical treatises, sometimes a writer just doesn't want to put their name on the cover.
Scotty Hendricks
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