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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience | Lyndsey Stonebridge

Planning to start this in January.Maybe a chapter per week? Does that sound doable? Rather than generating questions which is not a talent of mine,I thought anyone can post questions ideas,quotes,etcI am sure there will be much to question & research about Arendt‘ philosophy,her times, connections to our time.Thoughts? I know a few of you have started this month. Please keep posting! #adventuresinphilosophy #resistence #HannahArendt

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kspenmoll I love her perspective: https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/03/15/we-are-free-to-change-the-world-hannah... (edited) 3d

Tamra Thank you for tagging me! I am about 3/4 in so I‘ll likely finish before January. But I‘ll be curious to read everyone‘s thoughts! 😄 3d

kspenmoll @Tamra I saw your posts! When I get there, will respond! 3d

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ravenlee Sounds like a plan! I got my copy but haven‘t started it yet. 3d

TheBookHippie Sounds good. 3d

GingerAntics That works for me. Coming up with the questions is the hardest part. I was actually considering getting rid of them. 3d

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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Late for the readalong but figured I‘d finish it, and wish I‘d just chucked it. Repetitive but never particularly clear or convincing, Harris just seems to spitballing about something he kinda believes but can‘t convey. Not a great one, and if he were anybody else I don‘t think this would have gotten published at all.
#deadphilosopherssociety #adventuresinphilosophy

kspenmoll I would have bailed if not that we discussed it. Most times not sure how to respond! (edited) 3d

GingerAntics 100% agree… I‘m sorry we picked it, honestly. 3d

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Stripped Bare: A Novel | Shannon Baker

#NovemberStats
4-Non-fiction
6-Historical Mysteries
8-Mysteries
#NFNovember #AdventuresinPhilosophy #readyourkindle #serieslove2024
Escapism, escapism, this month.
Way behind in reviews!🤯

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TheSpineView Great month!! 🤩📖📚 3w

Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉🎉 3w

Andrew65 Brilliant, we have such similar tastes in fiction. I love the Rhys Dylan books. Well done on a great month. 👏👏👏🙌 3w

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GingerAntics

Free Will | Sam Harris

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GingerAntics Is this an intro to another book? I feel like there was very little explanation. I almost feel more confused than when we started. 4w

GingerAntics I seem to be disappointed in the Sam Harris books I read. Every single one is a like, but or an eh. 4w

kspenmoll I would have bailed but for your discussion questions! 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I struggled for discussion questions. I am not going to lie. 3w

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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Did anyone else feel like it ended abruptly? Maybe that‘s a separate question.
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kspenmoll There was a point where i was reading Hitler‘s People about Nazi movers & shakers & I thought they had free will & made choices, fully aware of what Hitler‘s & his minions‘ policies, despite denials post war.

Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich

GingerAntics @kspenmoll he failed to define what he meant by free will, because that‘s a game changer. Did those people have choices, yes they did. Were they as open ended and free as one might hope? Probably not. Get on board or die isn‘t much of a choice, is it? It is, in fact, a choice though; and some people chose not to get on board. Sadly, they died so we have no idea if they later regretted that choice. 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll to say no one has any choices is obviously false. To say anyone can make any choice, that‘s also obviously false. Our choices are limited by socioeconomic status, gender, where we live, etc. So free will in the sense that anyone can make any choice at any time is false. He never said how he was using the term. He did make it out like a person who kills someone didn‘t make a choice (possibly from a selection of crappy choices anyway). 3w

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Nazi Wives: The Women at the Top of Hitler's Germany, dome of the wives did survive & went to trial but few served much of a sentence- the West was too concerned with Communism. A few wrote about their allegiance to Hitler & still felt the same way towards him/his regime. (edited) 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll they didn‘t have the option to choose something different. In that day and age, your husband made the decision and did as you were told. To say they could have chosen to join a different party or something is giving women greater agency and control over their lives than they actually had. We‘re talking 1930s and 1940s. 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll oh yeah, some/many were die hard nazis, 100%. We just have to take into account that these women weren‘t really the decision makers involved. They were supposed to shut up and breed more little nazis. 3w

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kspenmoll

Free Will | Sam Harris

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What can I say? I was & still am, totally confused by this book. If not for a group read #adventuresinphilosophy, this would be a DNR /bail for me. Thank you @GingerAntics for offering stimulating discussion questions which challenged me to think through some of the books ideas.

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GingerAntics I am on the edge about this book. I feel like it left things dangling. 4w

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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This ought to be an adventure. I cannot wait to reads these answers.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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TheBookHippie I will catch up 😅 1mo

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I think we are all feeling a little wonky and off at this point. We‘re lucky I‘ve kept up with this book since the election. 🤣😂🤣 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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I did accidentally read last week‘s chapter the well before, but I did come up with another question.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll All that you mentioned! 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll sadly, I feel there an amount of character development that is entirely out of control of the individual… up to a point. If you were raised poorly, as an adult you have to make the choice to learn differently. You also have to be free and choose to question your beliefs. Unfortunately, very few people actually do this. The genetics you can‘t really do anything about, though. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

I think I accidentally read/listened to this week‘s chapter last week, but I need to double check for sure. How is everyone doing so far this week?
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

kspenmoll I am behind, having trouble focusing- 1mo

AlaSkaat I am couple chapters behind! With my twins funeral and cremation and developing a womb infection!!! It‘s been the hardest past 8 weeks of my life. Life always gets in the way of our book discussions! I‘d love to finish this one but might be a little late 1mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat oh my God! I am SO sorry! We are so not important right now. We will discuss this whenever you want. Big digital hugs! I am so so sorry for what you‘re going through. We‘re here if you need to talk, or vent, or whatever. 🤗🤗🤗 1mo

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll same! I feel like I‘m just escaping and doing whatever I can to just ignore the madness. 1mo

kspenmoll @AlaSkaat Sending you love love love. I am so deeply sorry. 💕💕💕 1mo

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics @kspenmoll Thank you guys ❤️‍🩹 books are actually my escape atm so it‘s very helpful. But my mind is working slow so reading is going slow, but I‘ll get there 1mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat there is nothing wrong with that, just take your time. 1mo

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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience | Lyndsey Stonebridge

Here are the chapters in the tagged book. Maybe start one chapter per week? Let me know your thoughts. I am open to anything. If library holds are in, we can start as soon as everyone has the book, or any time later. For discussion post our thoughts/questions after each chapter or just as they occur to any of us? Arendt‘s book The Origins of Totalitarianism might be a good follow up. All are welcome to join in. #adventuresinphilosophy #resistence

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Tamra My name has the odd spelling, Tamra. 😁 I‘m game for a chapter a week. (edited) 1mo

Deblovestoread I'd like to join if I may. 1mo

kspenmoll Thanks @Tamra! Oops! ❤️ 1mo

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kspenmoll @Deblovestoread Fantastic! The more voices the better! The book is available in some libraries, audio, kindle, hardcover. 1mo

Cuilin Wonderful 1mo

Suet624 My vote would be to make it easy for you, Katherine. Trying to do a week by week can certainly work for some and if you have the stamina to pull that off, go for it. I may find that I can only read a chapter every two weeks - especially if I find myself in a pit of despair. Or I may be so inspired I might read it in 2 days. So go with whatever you think you can handle, since it seems you are taking on the task for pulling us together. :) 1mo

Tamra @Suet624 agreed, whatever is easiest! No need to pile on any extra stress. 1mo

GingerAntics I can‘t get the book right away, and I know at least one other person can‘t, either. I‘m thinking this can be our book to kick off the new year. We could start discussion over new year if everyone is open to that. 1mo

kspenmoll For those who have the book right now from a library, we can start just reading as we can. I like the idea of reading it in the New Year as well, if we can emotionally with the new admin. I am going with my son Sunday to a LGBTQIA2S rally that was not planned until now. —- So i guess i am saying let‘s read what we can & take care of one another. I may start this weekend. I will be in touch. @Suet624 @Cuilin @Deblovestoread @Tamra @GingerAntics 1mo

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TheBookHippie I‘ll go with whatever. 1mo

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