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The Origin of Social Dysfunction: The Pathology of Cultural Delusion

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"R.S. Hall, an Engineer, January 19, 2001,
A Challenging View

This is a significant work that requires a bit of thinking. What he has to say about these things should be analyzed carefully. These concepts should not be discarded lightly simply because they differ somewhat from what one's own viewpoints may be. The author should be complemented for the depth of his vision.

Also recommended: 'Democracy in America' by Alixes de Tocqueville, 'Language and the Problem of Knowledge' by Noan Chomsky, 'Schzophrenia: The Secret Symbol of Psychiatry' by Thomas Szasz, 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula"

"A reviewer, January 19, 2001,
The truth, for the first time! The content of this book is a wake up call for humanity. For the first time that I know of someone is focusing on real causes of our problems. This is the most important stuff I have ever read. I can relate to just about ever word of it, even though some of it hurts.

Also recommended: I can think of no previous book I have ever read that goes for the roots of our problems, although Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is what comes to mind.

"A reviewer, January 19, 2001, The truth, for the first time!
The content of this book is a wake up call for humanity. For the first time that I know of someone is focusing on real causes of our problems. This is the most important stuff I have ever read. I can relate to just about ever word of it, even though some of it hurts.

Also recommended: I can think of no previous book I have ever read that goes for the roots of our problems, although Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is what comes to mind."

i found this book to be dealing with all the issues facing modern man in a clear, concise and integrated way and revealing all the relevant ideas necessary to help an individual understand his place in all this confusion. Much of the underlying philosophy is based on 'Objectivism' and that is much to its credit. I was a little sceptical about the unified field theory given as the basis of the whole universe and took that part with a pinch of salt. Some great insights nevertheless and I took away a lot from it.

Thanks

Vince

Note: This review was copied from the Barns & Noble site:

R.S. Hall, an Engineer, January 19, 2001,

"A Challenging View: This is a significant work that requires a bit of thinking. What he has to say about these things should be analyzed carefully. These concepts should not be discarded lightly simply because they differ somewhat from what one's own viewpoints may be. The author should be complemented for the depth of his vision.

Also recommended: 'Democracy in America' by Alixes de Tocqueville, 'Language and the Problem of Knowledge' by Noan Chomsky, 'Schzophrenia: The Secret Symbol of Psychiatry' by Thomas Szasz, 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula"

Note: This review was copied from the Barns & Noble site:

R.S. Hall, an Engineer, January 19, 2001,

"A Challenging View: This is a significant work that requires a bit of thinking. What he has to say about these things should be analyzed carefully. These concepts should not be discarded lightly simply because they differ somewhat from what one's own viewpoints may be. The author should be complemented for the depth of his vision.

Also recommended: 'Democracy in America' by Alixes de Tocqueville, 'Language and the Problem of Knowledge' by Noan Chomsky, 'Schzophrenia: The Secret Symbol of Psychiatry' by Thomas Szasz, 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula"

I tried to take this author seriously, but one just cannotafter so many pages like after like. Unfocused, meandering, obtuse -perhaps it requires a pathological delusion to appreciate. The triageof a reader's time must be taken seriously - save some of your ownwhile you can.