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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I appreciate a well-written, yet short book. The things Jacobs discusses in this book will challenge conversation in our household for a while. It was refreshing to hear a healthy aproach to our thinking.
As I enjoyed Alan Jacobs' [b:The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis|660367|The Narnian The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis|Alan Jacobs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442198355l/660367._SY75_.jpg|1732054], he did not disappoint me with this book either.
As I enjoyed Alan Jacobs' [b:The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis|660367|The Narnian The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis|Alan Jacobs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442198355l/660367._SY75_.jpg|1732054], he did not disappoint me with this book either.
The main issue I have with this book is the author's insistence in stating that no one can think independently, because this is obviously demonstrably a false assertion. There are countless other things I believe to be wrong about his arguments, but they were sufficiently irritating to make me lose any confidence I might have in the more interesting parts of the book.
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
a brief dive into the fallibility of human thought and how this is being heightened by the rise of social media. However, Jacobs maintains an optimistic tone about how we can counteract our tendency to construct RPOs (repugnant cultural others) and constructively engage with those who have adverse views to our own - even on deeply personal issues.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Helpful in places.
Alan Jacobs es un exquisito pensador, y su newsletter "Snakes & Ladders" es un tesoro. En este breve libro, Jacobs nos hace pensar sobre cómo pensamos, y sobre cómo desde el punto de vista de las humanidades podemos pensar mejor, en un entorno en el que todo conspira para que no pensemos.
El estilo de Jacobs es claro, y sencillo, pero la amplitud de la cultura y las referencias que maneja es enorme. Construye su argumento de modo meticuloso, y lo cierto es que muchas de sus máximas son perfectamente aplicables tal cual las describe.
Es un libro para leer y releer, y recordar lo importante que es pensar de manera clara y correcta. En breve pillaré el resto de sus obras, empezando por una acerca de cómo leer.
El estilo de Jacobs es claro, y sencillo, pero la amplitud de la cultura y las referencias que maneja es enorme. Construye su argumento de modo meticuloso, y lo cierto es que muchas de sus máximas son perfectamente aplicables tal cual las describe.
Es un libro para leer y releer, y recordar lo importante que es pensar de manera clara y correcta. En breve pillaré el resto de sus obras, empezando por una acerca de cómo leer.
I confess I wasn't sure about this when I started and it took me a while to get into it. However, it contains a lot of thought-provoking writing (as you'd expect) and - by the end - convinced me of the need to take a different approach. Good read.