George ^_^ finished reading Performance Theory (Routledgeclassics) by R. Schechner
Few have had quite as much impact in both the academy and in the world …
Nice. Was very enlightening.
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George ^_^ started reading Transformation of Nature in Art by Ananda Coomaraswamy
Transformation of Nature in Art by Ananda Coomaraswamy
In The Transformation of Nature in Art, Ananda Coomaraswamy explains the theory behind medieval European and Asian art, especially art …
George ^_^ finished reading A general theory of magic by Marcel Mauss
First written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, A General Theory of Magic …
I like this book, but it doesn't really go very deeply into the subject of magic itself. Very sparse.
George ^_^ finished reading Myths and Ecosophy by Sakti Sekhar Dash
Myths and Ecosophy by Sakti Sekhar Dash
Myths are old, often obscured in the mists of time. But time has not eroded them. Under multiple layers of …
George ^_^ finished reading Ecology and Equity by Ramachandra Guha
Environmental destruction is seen a matter of worldwide concern but as a Third World problem. …
Pretty good, a bit dated. Would have loved to know their thoughts on the situation in 2020
George ^_^ started reading Performance Theory (Routledgeclassics) by R. Schechner
Performance Theory (Routledgeclassics) by R. Schechner
Few have had quite as much impact in both the academy and in the world of theatre production as Richard …
George ^_^ started reading A general theory of magic by Marcel Mauss
A general theory of magic by Marcel Mauss
First written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, A General Theory of Magic gained a wide new readership …
George ^_^ finished reading The hermetic museum by Alexander Roob
Drawn from both private and public collections by independent scholar/archivist Roob, it is a compendium …
Cool stuff. But not very clear on the actual alchemic process. It's great to see so many rare pictures of hermetic history.
George ^_^ reviewed Power by Michel Foucault
'Who since Weber, or perhaps even Hobbes, has done as much to show why power …
Excellent, original thinker
5 stars
The origin of biopolitics and biopower. I'll remember this guy for a long time
George ^_^ rated The origins of totalitarianism: 1 star
The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Arendt's classic work explores totalitarianism through an extended analysis of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. In a series of dazzling …
George ^_^ stopped reading The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Arendt's classic work explores totalitarianism through an extended analysis of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. …
This is one of the laziest books I've ever read on the topic, with 600+ pages of irrelevant meandering and no real outline of any true "origins" of totalitarianism. The white supremacist and eurocentric clown takes were a cherry on top, which I eventually came to find unsurprising on learning of her sexscapades with Heidegger of all people.
Overall, this book is a waste of time on learning how imperialism, xenophobia and totalitarianism actually develop and I'm pretty sure there are better books on the subject matter. No longer going to tolerate the lauding of this very substandard book and author. You'll understand the book better probably after learning of her own personal history than that of Europe. Never, ever going to pick up these centrist neoliberal pulp theory books ever again.
George ^_^ finished reading Man after man by Dougal Dixon
Man After Man is an ambitious attempt to view the future as far distant from …
One of the coolest books ever made. Up there with "All tomorrows" and "Expedition IV" in the Spec Evo hall of fame
George ^_^ finished reading Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
A novel.
George ^_^ reviewed Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
A novel.
One of the best things I've read in my life
5 stars
How can someone from so far back in the past still be so ahead of his time? Truly a book for artists, inventors, creators and all those interested in building a better future for this world. This quote especially stuck out to me:
"There, where the state ceaseth, pray look thither my brethren. Do ye not see it, the rainbow and bridge of the superman?"
Sometimes I cry from the pure beauty of his philosophy, especially the prologue, "The New idol" and "The way of the creating one". This book freed my soul and rejuvenated my spirit. I don't think we can ever be grateful enough to this guy, and the legions of geniuses he inspired. He's still from a distant future that calls out to us in the present.
