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I'm not even at chapter 1 and I'm already a little irritated. I understand that the author, a book editor for a major publishing house, has a breadth and depth to his knowledge of ideas; but I do wish he would have consulted with a historical sociologist for some of the claims he makes about "human nature." He even contradicts himself between pages xxiii & xxv. Hopefully this will have been an anomaly.
— Sep 15, 2012 09:57AM
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Ann Strahm
is starting
I'm not even at chapter 1 and I'm already a little irritated. I do wish he would have consulted with a historical sociologist for some of the claims he makes about "human nature" in the intro. He even contradicts himself between pages xxiii & xxv. I'm in a couple of chapters now and after a bumpy start it is getting really good.
— Sep 18, 2012 10:18PM
Ann Strahm
is starting
I'm not even at chapter 1 and I'm already a little irritated. I understand that the author, a book editor for a major publishing house, has a breadth and depth to his knowledge of ideas; but I do wish he would have consulted with a historical sociologist for some of the claims he makes about "human nature." He even contradicts himself between pages xxiii & xxv. After a bumpy start it is getting really good.
— Sep 18, 2012 10:16PM
