enlightenment

Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia | David Graeber

so-so

It has some interesting material on the society created in a part of Madagascar by European pirates and Malagasy natives. The local population had a lot of mixture of which the pirates were the latest. However, it suffers from a lack of sources and flaws within them. However it reads like an incomplete essay and relies on a great deal of surmise. The author sets out a proposition which he is ultimately unable to sustain.

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Immanuel Kant's Kritik der reinen Vernunft | Immanuel Kant

Sent to me by a friend I am not sure the source

Box has a box set of Kant 🤣😂🤣

CatLass007 I have never read Kant. Are you someone who has read him, liked it or at least learned from? If so, do you have any thoughts on an entry-level book for the uninitiated? I‘m always on the lookout for new authors to teach me new things. 3w

CatLass007 Oh, and it‘s great that your books made it to you anyway. It‘s too bad that the gift card was lost and you don‘t know who sent it. I hope it was a generous Litten who will speak up. 3w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Clearly an uncultured thief 😉 3w

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ChaoticMissAdventures @CatLass007 I dabbled in philosophy in college and lets just say that we had a super rude rhyme for Kant he is tough, and a bit boring (he probably isn't as bad as I remember, or we pretended, I do believe in his founding belief). I think if you are interested in the philosophy of ethics and reasoning I would start with this one -

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

ChaoticMissAdventures @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage clearly. No dragons, no shirtless men on the cover. Can't be good - ohhh maybe the “thief“ already has these books? 😂 3w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Lol! Then they should have left a note with their review… 🤣 3w

CatLass007 Thanks! 3w

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mobill76

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle

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Not for everyone. It wasn't for me for the first 18 months after someone gifted me. Secular, new-age psychobabble has never been very entertaining. I eventually got around to it. Started it over several times to check its consistency.

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Eggs

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle

“Life is the dancer and you are the dance.”

#DaysDevotedTo

#Contemplation

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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RavenclawPrincess913

A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy | Jonathan Israel

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Eggs

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.”

#Science4peace

#DaysDevotedTo

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵🩵🩵 3mo

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💞💞 3mo

JudeCC Love it! He‘s amazing!! 🙌 3mo

Eggs @WJCintron Agree🙌🏻 3mo

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chlolovesbooks

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle

so-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

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suvata

How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Ever ything in It | Arthur Herman

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4 Stars • "How the Scots Invented the Modern World" by Arthur Herman is a historical exploration of the profound impact Scotland and its people have had on the development of the modern world. The book delves into the significant contributions of the Scots in various fields such as science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics during the 18th and 19th centuries. ⬇️

suvata It highlights the Scottish Enlightenment as a pivotal period that laid the groundwork for many of the modern world's fundamental ideas and institutions. 8mo

Pogue That was such a good book. 8mo

suvata @Pogue oh my gosh, I learned so much from it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 8mo

Pogue @suvata next you should read How the Irish Saved Civilization by Cahill. That one is really good too 8mo

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