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rwmg
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I knew nothing about Schopenhauer going in, and if asked I would probably have guessed that he was a composer. I didn't really understand the explanation about Schopenhauer's theory of the Will as the meaning seemed to slip and slide about and just as I thought I was beginning to understand it the concept changed. I don't know who was at fault, me, the author, or Schopenhauer.

Tamra All I know about him is a reference my husband uses with the kids to explain their desires are a void that won‘t be filled with whatever they are pining for at the moment. We just say “Schopenhauer”, but my daughter then counters with the fact she‘ll enjoy the experience of wanting & getting this (fill in blank) thing and will also enjoy the next & ad infinitum. Hard to argue with that. 😏 3w
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TheSpineView Love ❤️💛🐝💛 1mo
JenlovesJT47 Love this. It reminds me of Julia Child. She was eager to learn and try new things all the way to the end. 💛🐝🖤 1mo
AnnCrystal Sweetly genuine, always a good thing 👏🏼🐝👍🏼📖🐝💝. 1mo
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Eggs A worthy quest! Well-written! 1mo
dabbe Love the earnestness in this one. 💛🐝🖤 1mo
Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 Yes! I loved that about her. 1mo
bellabella Inspiring, beautiful, and did I mention inspiring? 💕 💕 💕 1mo
lil1inblue #ditto This one really speaks to me! 😍 1mo
julieclair Oh my, do I feel this one! 1mo
Kristy_K @bellabella Thank you! 💛 1mo
Reggie 🖤🖤🖤 1mo
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rwmg
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The author admits in the first chapter that fascism is difficult to define and that different characteristics will be emphasised depending on what definition one chooses. The characteristics he chooses to highlight have some uncomfortable resonances this year (2025) considering this book dates from 2014. ⬇

rwmg He then looks at what might be considered proto-fascist movements before WW1 before moving on to the classic Italian fascism of the interwar years and its similarities and differences with Nazism and authoritarian movements in other parts of Europe. Lastly he considers whether right wing movements after WW2 and into the 21st century really count as fascist and whether it is a meaningful pejorative. 2mo
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“It‘s most direct successor in modern French literature may be Baudelaire‘s post-romantic” Fleurs du mal”. It was only a few years after “The Regrets” that the wars of religion between varying factions of Protestants and Catholics (1562-98) profoundly changed French culture and set the stage for the more highly structured and often less personal literature of the 17th century”.

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rwmg
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Building + Culture = Architecture.

The author takes some buildings he sees as iconic (emphasising this is a personal choice which would be different for somebody from a different cultural background) and how the cultural meanings they accumulate make them architecturally significant. An interesting book which could be improved with better pictures as the photos don't really illustrate the points the author is making.

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rwmg
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The author takes a historical approach showing what problems with a Newtonian-based view quantum theory was reacting to and then how it has developed over the years. The easiest parts of the maths involved are relegated to an appendix, although the author stresses that it's impossible to fully understand the theory without the maths. Even in this stripped down form I was struggling but I think I did get glimmers of understanding here and there.