Adam Patterson, a PhD student at Syracuse University, writes with a fun idea:
I've recently learned of a game philosophers play at dinners: philosophers say what books that they are embarrassed to have not read in their area. For example, I heard a metaphysician say that s/he was embarrassed to not have yet read Material Beings or The Nature of Necessity.
I think a poll to see what books in what areas philosophers would think is most embarrassing to have not read would be fun and interesting.
I told Mr. Patterson that, rather than a poll, which would be hard to design, I'd open this for comments from readers. I'll start: I've never read all of A Theory of Justice. But how many people have I wonder? If you want to post anonymous or pseudonymously, please at least indicate what area of philosophy you work in.
