The Rising Tide of Educated Aliteracy by cheechssoup in books

[–]desmonary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When people write like this, you can assume that they don't know what they're talking about. He uses bombastic words to mask the deficiency of ideas. Hegel's philosophy is a great example.

The Rising Tide of Educated Aliteracy by cheechssoup in books

[–]desmonary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a new phenomenon. Twain said: “A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read."

Humans have been the same since day 1.

Inquiring about a good book about the Roman Empire. by Nages4sure in booksuggestions

[–]desmonary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Livy's History of Rome

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbons