tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post8959952059206319622..comments2023-10-15T08:15:46.205-04:00Comments on Mike's Eyes (Spotted By): The Ominous Parallels, book recommendationMichael Neibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-16543690706842630562009-10-12T23:21:53.067-04:002009-10-12T23:21:53.067-04:00I would like to see some support for the claim tha...I would like to see some support for the claim that these people studied Plato and Kant and somehow derived their ideas from Hegel (not Hegal.)<br /><br />And Ayn Rand is an intellectual joke who appeals to those who can't see the differences between liberalism, socialism, and fascism.Spinozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115840488008550319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-29524650953208459832008-08-05T21:28:00.000-04:002008-08-05T21:28:00.000-04:00Great book. I look forward to reading the book Dr....Great book. I look forward to reading the book Dr. Peikoff is now writing on DIM. Is he also writing a book with David Harriman on physics?Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-90457720193762982932008-08-05T17:52:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:52:00.000-04:00Burgess:I agree completely. I plan to re-read the ...Burgess:<BR/>I agree completely. I plan to re-read the book and I know I'll be using it for reference.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-89632979419864754322008-08-05T11:15:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:15:00.000-04:00My favorite passage appears on pp. 143-144 (the st...My favorite passage appears on pp. 143-144 (the start of Ch. 7, hardback), from "If a man is skeptical about the role of philosophy in life . . ." to the end of the subsection (marked by three asterisks).<BR/><BR/>The passage explains the method an objective historian uses to identify the fundamental characteristics of a culture: starting with particular events and comments, and then tracing them down to their underlying cause. <BR/><BR/>Philosophy is the cause of history, and <I>Ominous Parallels</I> is a book of history that not only shows what happened but why it happened.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-83967835984196487132008-08-03T22:19:00.000-04:002008-08-03T22:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Tom. I've put The Mind of Germany on my to ...Thanks Tom. I've put The Mind of Germany on my to get list.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-86943726715489589822008-08-03T00:30:00.000-04:002008-08-03T00:30:00.000-04:00It is a great book. I've read it twice and it is t...It is a great book. I've read it twice and it is the only philosophy book I can call a "page-turner!" If you want to pursue the subject further I suggest Hans Kohn's "The Mind of Germany." It is excellent also.Tom Stelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13460571529579448952noreply@blogger.com