G. Walklin
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Lawyer, reader, book reviewer.
- Lincoln, Ne
- member since November 24, 2009
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Ryan D says
Ha, thanks. I figured I should be a bit more familiar with the "further reading" section of HBs. As for the rest... fodder for some other writing projects.
Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
Yes! I'm just about 100 pages in. So far an interesting read, though Wright does make a few assumptions with little or no justification. But that's evolutionary psychology for you. Specifically that morality exists because of religion, and that morality follows religion in progress. I think a brief look at the 20th century provides plenty of evidence to the contrary. Or consider our animal cousins that seem to have a basic rule to social order. Granted he does back down from it a little after the chiefdom section, but I don't think the origin of morality is as tied to near human culture, especially religion, as he seems to suggest. Like I said, so far a very interesting and engaging read.
Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
Really, I blame my recent discovery of kindle ebooks (that I actually want to read) from the BPL for procrastinating on IJ.
Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
Alright, I'm doubling down on Colonel Roosevelt. Then maybe back to IJ. Maybe...
Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
I'm a bit surprised you rated "No god but God" so high considering your complaints about all the excuses/apologies.
Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
Looks like some of your read books are missing page info... Looks like I found something for you todo next time you want to procrastinate (so Monday at 9 AM).
Posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
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Ryan D says
Unfortunately, I haven't yet. Might just settle for a trip to the library, then donate the other volumes to Delta Airlines at a later date!?
Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
