It’s official, the end is nigh, buy the casket and get the embalming fluid running, reason is dead. Oh how pissed Plato would be to discover that instead of people breaking out of The Cave and helping others to do so, we’re setting up recliners with mini beer fridges attached and strapping ourselves in for a lifetime of semi-literate states of being. I’m not going to go into details because the examples are many. Maybe figuring out why reason is dead and looking for examples is good way to start to dig reason out from six feet under (speaking of great shows…). I’m hoping for a huge comeback (not of the Bret Favre type) so who’s with me? Let’s start with a few good books and movies that stimulate the mind creatively…any suggestions?
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Jon // August 3, 2008 at 6:04 pm
One the better books that I have read recently is Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food”. His analysis of our current state of ill health in North America is so poignant and illuminating; and he focuses on our biggest problem: convenience. We’ve lost any sort of cultural heritage from our recent ancestors regarding food, and it has caused much suffering and diseases that are now plaguing our children. Did you know that it is said the children of now are the first that may not live out their parents? It’s a great read (journalists know how to write), and I highly recommend this read: it may just save your life!
Jon // August 17, 2008 at 11:12 am
I just finished the frustratingly good book by Noam Chomsky “Hegemony or Survival”. Chomsky is brilliant and his attention to historical detail allows for a blinding look at American foreign policy since post World War II. After finishing this, I actually believe that the world would be a better place if Washington (Chomsky’s definition) realized they do not need to dominate the world with such armed force.