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Volume 33Yes, you are certainly an expert pervveyor of knowledge, and it saddens me that humans make too little use of (the human) race’s knowledge. I feel there are some books all should read. I favour such as…
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Grayerbeard on the Discord server asks, Yes, you are certainly an expert pervveyor of knowledge, and it saddens me that humans make too little use of (the human) race’s knowledge. I feel there are some books all should read. I favour such as those by George Orwell and Daniel Kahleman. What books would you feel would do the most good if all read?
If you like Orwell, there is a book I would recommend. One of the best books of the 20th century, in my opinion, and one that is still very applicable to the world today, is “The True Believer” by Eric Hoffer.
Hoffer published the book in 1951 in the wake of the Second World War. He tries to explain why people join mass movements. In particular, he explains why people became fanatical communists and fascists.
Hoffer was a philosopher, but he didn’t have the background of a philosopher. He was not a professor. He was a child of immigrant parents from Germany and was a longshoreman, a vagabond, and a migrant worker.
His insights into the mass movements of the early 20th century are still applicable to the mass movements of the early 21st century.
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