To Write a Book?

Today I start a new series of supposals.

I have been toying with the idea of writing a book for a long time.  After some thought I figured out the book I want to write.  It will basically be about what I think the minimum requirements of knowledge someone in a our society needs now. I will concentrate on forming coherent worldviews and tackling the big questions that we tend to shy away from.

The target audience will be people who may have some university or college education, but have not really thought systematically about their knowledge.  I will also try to make it accessible for those who do not have post secondary education.

As a writing exercise I will be putting my thoughts on various subjects online here first, so that I can develop them.   I apologize in advance if my thoughts are not coherent or earth shattering.  I am not trying to be original or new or exciting right now, I am just trying to organize my thoughts about the following subjects:

I. Socratic Wisdom - The Intellectual Golden Rule

II. Epistemology / Formal & Informal Logic

III. Reading / Writing / Listening / Speaking Skills

IV. Worldviews & Philosophy

V. Theology & Religion

VI. Ethics - Golden Rule Based

VII. Politics & Economics

VIII. Math & Science

IX. Technology & Computers

X. The Environment

The above represent to me the broad categories of knowledge everybody should know something about.  I will try to offer a broad overview of each and then offer additional sources of information readers can turn to.  I do not intend for this to be a scholarly work, or to contain anything earth shattering.  If by the end of the book the reader is engaged and has a passion for learning more about these subjects, I will have accomplished my goal.