(feel free to suggest some must-reads to me! I am not going to become a scholar on any of these topics just for the purpose of writing a game about rolling dice with some friends, but I do want to get some of the basic concepts and schools of thought into my brain, even the broad strokes.

No, I mean it, suggest some books to me that cover the basics. Feel free to Boost this post, or the original post in the thread, as well <3 )