tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post2616567217768702382..comments2023-09-17T08:25:55.536-05:00Comments on hypgnosys: the ten most influential books i have read..............Dr.Alistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-33196323194118621052007-01-09T23:43:00.000-05:002007-01-09T23:43:00.000-05:00charles, you are welcome. the reading gets a littl...charles, you are welcome. the reading gets a little thick in there at times, and, well............. esoteric.<br /><br />greg, i haven`t read the plato and my brush with hobbes was a while ago. my recollection was that he was justifying the function of police in an emerging civic society.<br />macciavelli intrigued me when i was a child plainly because people moralised against him. that tripped the alarm for me. what i found was a short guide to dealing with bullshit. it was no wonder there was such an uproar amongst the redundant............<br />i find that the status quo in most fields don`t like effective solutions.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-17014909285352387112007-01-09T23:07:00.000-05:002007-01-09T23:07:00.000-05:00Hey thanks alistair!
Curious what you found profou...Hey thanks alistair!<br />Curious what you found profound about Machiavelli. Have you read Plato's Republic, or Hobb's Leviathan?<br /><br />It would seem very interesting to find out how these three books differ in their insight into pre-industrial human political thought ... but I've only read Plato and snippets of the other 2.<br /><br />BTW you commented on a post of mine at Tim's awhile back, and i tho't I should clarify my bit about dutifully separating out "paper from plastics." Rather than being literal (and yes, most municipal recycling makes this unnecessary) I was trying out a sarcastic way to illustrate the well intended yet short sighted efforts on western culture to say "It's all good," when so many in the world are trapped in survival mode, and labor constantly to get basic needs met. I wasnt sure, but it seemed you took it to mean I was satisfied recycling is the all the effort necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-35181785135867627922007-01-09T16:53:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for this list. As soon as I get through my...Thanks for this list. As soon as I get through my current set of books I will pick something from this list to enjoy.Charles Bergemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914463983456818662noreply@blogger.com