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"For manifestly you have long been aware of what you mean when you use the expression 'being'. We, however, who used to think we understood it, have now become perplexed." from The Sophist by Plato
The Game of All Games: Essays on Freedom, Love and Other Dreams by JP Pereira Book Chat
The Game of All Games: Essays on Freedom, Love and Other Dreams by JP Pereira was originally published in 2023.
An extended discussion of these essays is available @TheQuakerTake ua-cam.com/video/nF7VNz6mS2Y/v-deo.html
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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - Book Chat
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin was originally published in 1921 and was the 1st of the big 3 dystopias of the 20th Century (Brave New World and 1984 are the other 2). Link to expanded conversation on We by Yevgeny Zamytin ua-cam.com/video/XpU8hdpAe88/v-deo.html Other works mentioned Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1984 by George Orwell The Game of All Games: Essays on Freedom, Love and Other Dreams by...
Hymn of the Universe by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Book Chat
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Hymn of the Universe by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was originally published in 1961. Other works mentioned: The Phenomenon of Man by Pierre Teihard de Chardin Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/mW0xBgKxxJY/v-deo.html The Future of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/9gsRGUZWWfs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/mW0xBgKxxJY/v-deo.html We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman - Book Chat
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman was originally published in 1978. Other works mentioned: The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara Tuchman Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/SPznstQwNKQ/v-deo.html Hymn of the Universe by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Translation State by Ann Leckie was originally published in 2023. Other Works Mentioned: Ancillary Sword/Ancillary Justice/Ancillary Mercy Trilogy Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/AKi4j9BUbyc/v-deo.html Provenance by Ann Leckie Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/Wg0tdVVSsrw/v-deo.html
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Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham was originally published in 1930. I listened to an audio edition narrated by Neil Hunt. Other Works mentioned: Of Human Bondage Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/jpyvhNKR3Js/v-deo.html The Painted Veil Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/YXnZIqvmopY/v-deo.html The Moon and Sixpence Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/RW_jYVVnCtA/v-deo.html The Razor's Edge Book Chat ua-cam.com/video...
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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki was originally published in 2021. Other Works Mentioned: Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe - Book Chat
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The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe by Barry Cunliffe was originally published in 2019. Other Works Mentioned: By Steppe, Desert and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia by Barry Cunliffe Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/GRIe8RT8aqs/v-deo.html Empires of the Silk Road by Christopher I Beckwith Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/YCfo1U4YdqI/v-deo.html The Horse, the Wheel and Language by David W Anthony Book C...
The Player of Games (Culture Series #2) by Iain M Banks - Book Chat
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The Player of Games by Iain M Banks was originally published in 1988. It is Book 2 of the Culture Series. Other Works Mentioned: Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/Wg1mnWujK6o/v-deo.html The Scythians by Barry Cunliffe
Fright by Cornell Woolrich - Book Chat
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Mere Christianity by CS Lewis - Book Chat
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Mere Christianity by CS Lewis was originally published in 1952. For a more indepth discussion check out the video on my other channel The Quaker Take ua-cam.com/video/Yt-W2EEDlh8/v-deo.html Other Works Mentioned: The Abolition of Man Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/mB3TRWdK47k/v-deo.html The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/ZP9JOaRCeWE/v-deo.html
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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin was originally published in 1996. It is Book 1 of the A Song of Fire and Ice series Other Works mentioned: The Player of Games by Iain M Banks
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Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov is Book 5 of the Foundation Series. It was originally published in 1986. Other Works Mentioned: Foundation by Isaac Asimov Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/IMS2Ku-n1UA/v-deo.html Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/OrstBExhzmA/v-deo.html Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Book Chat ua-cam.com/video/8d4Mjyr9sS0/v-deo.html Foundation's Ed...
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Gotta remember, that it’s not ‘the’ starmaker, merely, StarMaker. Happy birthday!!
Gotta remember, that it’s not ‘the’ starmaker, merely, StarMaker.
For dystopian fiction, check out Ayn Rand's _Anthem._
Eston, thank you for your sophisticated review. ❤
Many thanks!!
Nice straightforward review. Genet always idolized the tough straight guy and this might be his only book with an explicitly homosexual character, the captain. It's Genet's most literal work but Fassbinder's version is very surreal, it's more like watching a ballet with very stylized movements and dialogue that is deliberately minimal and unreal. When you listed the cast of characters I recalled how bored I got with the endless descriptions of their perfect muscles and teeth and piercing eyes and bulging pants. It's really the birth of that Tom of Finland aesthetic.
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Did u add Leno. To your fast
Do I need to read the Bible before this?
I don't think so. I wasn't all that familiar with the story and yet I still enjoyed it immensely.
That novel was nicknamed "The Genet Bomb" by Cocteau who knew it was going to be a scandal. James Joyce scrambled to find a copy as did everyone else. My favorite line is his description of a soldier's eyes as blue light reflected from the moon onto a razor as seen through the blown out windows of a factory. The experimental nature of the writing is more important that the story. It's nice to see it get some love here. Fun fact, in his old age the French government asked Genet to publish something inspiring to 'todays youth'. He wrote an essay encouraging boys to rob homes and become thieves as an act of self realization and creativity. You can just imagine the reaction.
Thank you very much for this videooo😂😂😂 so interesting
The most important character in this book is not the first guy Herr Raif
Thanks - the Stoics believed in Providence and it’s difficult to argue otherwise. What is Logos if not Providential? Modern Stoicism is different and is more related to a scientific materialism. Atheism is a modern idea and the ancients would not understand the viewpoint.
just finished this
Alas, if you are not German and/or are very proficient in the language and can read and appreciate the wonderful language of Hesse, you are missing out on the best part, I'm afraid.
Great review. I read Blindsight a couple of years ago and it stayed with me. I think about it often. Having said that, I did not enjoy the reading experience, but at the same time I remember finishing the book and thinking: I need to read this again!
Just picked this up at a Christian book store in the "secular" bin. Looking forward reading this.
Thank you. After your presentation, I immediately bought the Everyman edition.The last novel I read by Thomas Mann was "Dr Faustus", which blew me away with its brilliance.
Along these lines, I would recommend "World lit by Fire" by William Manchester
Brilliant, thanks for the tip.
Looking forward to WE presentation.
I've never read Tuchman's work. But I've long been interested in reading something by her. I was surprised that the English peasants' revolts didn't come up. Maybe you just didn't mention it. Some consider those to be the first modern-like revolutions as involving overt class consciousness.
Loved reading this book back in the 80s. Was trully a crazy century.
Hi old friend! A participatory life, indeed. Be well
I read 2/3 of that back in the 80s. I'm pretty sure it's over 1000 pages.
I would have appreciated less summary and more insight as many histories draw parallels with current events. For example, I was watching the film "1776" with my husband last night. I initially thought the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence was an odd choice for a musical, but now we watch it 2-3 times a year and consider it brilliant. At one point, John Hancock in addressing John Dickinson, who has been arguing against independence on the basis of self-interest, says fortunately there are too few men of property to affect policy. Well....there are now! Regarding Tuchman's book, it might be argued that we ARE in a papal schism, with the current pope unpopular with a significant number of Catholics and moving to excommunicate traditionalist church leaders who oppose him, as he did again yesterday. It might also be argued that we've just been through a plague, and with a much more immediate impact because of global communication. Still, you piqued my interest enough to get a copy of the book.
The Spanish Flu played a major role in setting the stage for tumultuous events. According to research done on the behavioral immune system, it's been shown a strong correlation between the rise of authoritarian governments last century and the populations worst hit by that earlier epidemic. .Something similar seems to have happened with COVID-19.
@@MarmaladeINFP That's an interesting observation. Perhaps a reaction to what may have been seen as a bumbling government response to a medical calamity. A loss of trust in government. Not sure what the "behavioral immune system" is, however.
I read this last year. The introductory chapters were very instructive. Lots of anecdotes on the way of life in the 14th century. Good information on the Papal Schism. Her feature personality, Enguerrand VII Coucy was caught between the French and English spheres of influence. A lot of things were going on in that era, and Tuchman's writing is fine.
I've read this while I was in college, the letrecher teacher saw a resemblance between me and hero of the book, she wanted to make sure that my ending would be good not tragic as the hero ( I'm still so glad that she gave me that book)
I love Ann Leckie but was comparatively disappointed with this latest addition to the Imperial Radch world. It continued the trend that started with Provenance of a comparatively small, shallow story. I found its gender themes a little heavy-handed, which surprised me, since Leckie handled them with so much elegant subtlety in the Ancillary series.
I think that’s a fair criticism. Like Provenance, the book did feel less “operatic” than the original trilogy. Regarding the gender themes, I sort of picked up on that too. At one point, Qven corrects someone about their pronoun and I thought that was not aligned with how a person would act in this universe - since there is such a diversity of language customs in that regard, not to mention such a diversity of biology, I don’t think people would expect other societies to follow their language rule. I mean everyone was going to get called “she” in the Radch language regardless. It seemed kind of heavy handed making that point. I did enjoy the book very much however. I hope we get some more Presger in the future.
My favorite character in this strange second Marlowe story is Second Planting. He, of course, is the Indian (feather) driver of the fake psychic. It's VERY funny when Marlowe refers to him as Mr. Planting. This one is NOT my favorite (perhaps #3 or 4), but it is quite good. The settings and descriptions are tight and lovely in their color and brutality. Chandler wouldn't have countenanced anyone being woke. Thanks for posting. Anne Riordan is too serious and uncomplicated for Marlowe, but he was too much the gentleman and too honest to take advantage of her. He really goes for rich, edgy women who can spar verbally with him.
Lame faith was written by Boris Strugatsky in 2000, his brother already died in 1991.
THANK YOU, I NEEDED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS NOVEL..THANKS
THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY USEFUL
VERY INTERESTING, AND THE READING OF THE EXCERPTS WERE INFORMATIVE,THANK YOU
Thank you for this. Loved this book. I pity those who can't see its greatness.
you should also read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Circle_of_Paradise it's very actual today like never before. it was the first book I've read by strugatsky and after that I've read all of them and started to read a lot of sci-fi like vonnegut or lem
Its such a nice book i love murakamis magical worlds. It was really interesting to hear your insights i wonder where his fascination with wells stems from (also the tshirt is awsome)
Thomas Wolfe witnessed
I read it in the 20th century
Twin Peaks Peyton place
Freshman year highschool
BLACK MASK magazine ... Not "Mask" Magazine ...
I like it how the authors came up with many funny abbreviations and then figured out what the letters stand for. The funny/absurd abbreviations are of course present in original russian text. This is one of my favourite books overall, and even though it is written in USSR, I would imagine that many people around the world could relate to the atmosphere that's preserved here so well. The scientists who work at NITWIT are more interested in making discoveries, testing theories and performing experiments than getting wasted at the New Year table. They send their doubles to sing and dance and return back to their departments to continue to do the thing they love. Professors of the institute are all stereotypical or satirical types that represent all kinds of people of science, both best and worst. Privalov is a young programmer with open mind who shows potential for adapting to the new workplace, has experience in his field, and is not afraid to present his own scientific theories to more experienced scientists who might be unknowingly restrained to their known boundaries. This makes him a great character to relate to for the reader.
I feel like Player of Games unintentionally pokes holes in what Ian M Banks genuinely considers to be a perfect Utopia - from his own words, in interviews. But Player of Games taps into the idea of boredom, listlissness and lack of direction. The main character (I forget his name) needs to go to a captialist/fascist/unequal society in order to get some excitement in his life. I'm maybe wrong, but it feels like it doesn't tell the message that Banks believes it does. Either way, it's a fantastic book.
Stop interrupting yourself
What about the translation? is it a good one?
Great analysis of a great book. Man in Full (the novel) is a masterpiece. The TV series was a travesty.
I’d love to see your follow-up on Little Dorrit. Great analysis here.
I remember a time in my past, near 40 years ago, which still seems to me 1000 times more real than all the time lived after that. I am not talking about nostagia but about the sensation of reality. The rest sof the time until now, seems to me like blurred and totally unreal, kind of Matrix thing. So, beautiful thought experiment by Ouspensky, but disagree at that point: the past don't start to seem as unreal and alien like the Roman Empire. Not necssarily.
I agree amazing job by Juliet Stevenson! ❤🎉
Aren’t we all spinning into oblivion on Fortunas silly wheel
7:45 i thought that was pretty interesting too!
@0:54 The butler did it! 😄