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** Calling the book "... of Everything" is arrogant | ** Calling the book "... of Everything" is arrogant | ||
** BOTH authors are: white, cis-male, old, "western", able-bodied. | ** BOTH authors are: white, cis-male, old, "western", able-bodied. | ||
| − | => I find that they should have had as co-authors more people from marginalised groups | + | |
| + | => I find that they should have had as co-authors more people from marginalised groups | ||
* Page one: "the world seems to be in such a mess" | * Page one: "the world seems to be in such a mess" | ||
** as a starting assumption, this statement the OPPOSITE of the proclaimed premise that they are dispelling the "myth of progress"! | ** as a starting assumption, this statement the OPPOSITE of the proclaimed premise that they are dispelling the "myth of progress"! | ||
| − | => from a cyclic-time PoV, the world is neither more nor less "in a mess" than long time ago, or far in the future | + | => from a cyclic-time PoV, the world is neither more nor less "in a mess" than long time ago, or far in the future |
| − | => from the zen/spiritual PoV, "it is what it is", so calling it "a mess" is an unnecessary suffering, in addition to the existing pain | + | |
| − | => from the NVC PoV, this is NOT an "objective observation", but quite judgemental | + | => from the zen/spiritual PoV, "it is what it is", so calling it "a mess" is an unnecessary suffering, in addition to the existing pain |
| − | + | ||
| + | => from the NVC PoV, this is NOT an "objective observation", but quite judgemental | ||
| + | => AND it's ignoring the JOY that is ALSO present in the world, as both Zen & NVC "see" | ||
* by page 10/600 | * by page 10/600 | ||
** Plus points: anarchism, non-dualism, beyond “fall from grace” story. | ** Plus points: anarchism, non-dualism, beyond “fall from grace” story. | ||
** Minus: not enough humility nor deference to non-western non-male stories; didn’t mention Freddy Perlman yet; no pictures ;) | ** Minus: not enough humility nor deference to non-western non-male stories; didn’t mention Freddy Perlman yet; no pictures ;) | ||
| + | ** https://twitter.com/Ms_Multicolor/status/1452236194096496646?s=20 | ||
=Other Critiques= | =Other Critiques= | ||
Latest revision as of 19:02, 25 October 2021
Critique of The Dawn (of Everything)
The book itself:
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My Critique of The Dawn
- Starting at the cover
- Calling the book "... of Everything" is arrogant
- BOTH authors are: white, cis-male, old, "western", able-bodied.
=> I find that they should have had as co-authors more people from marginalised groups
- Page one: "the world seems to be in such a mess"
- as a starting assumption, this statement the OPPOSITE of the proclaimed premise that they are dispelling the "myth of progress"!
=> from a cyclic-time PoV, the world is neither more nor less "in a mess" than long time ago, or far in the future
=> from the zen/spiritual PoV, "it is what it is", so calling it "a mess" is an unnecessary suffering, in addition to the existing pain
=> from the NVC PoV, this is NOT an "objective observation", but quite judgemental
=> AND it's ignoring the JOY that is ALSO present in the world, as both Zen & NVC "see"
- by page 10/600
- Plus points: anarchism, non-dualism, beyond “fall from grace” story.
- Minus: not enough humility nor deference to non-western non-male stories; didn’t mention Freddy Perlman yet; no pictures ;)
- https://twitter.com/Ms_Multicolor/status/1452236194096496646?s=20
Other Critiques
https://anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2021/10/25/on-first-looking-into-the-dawn-of-everything1/
Book Reviews
https://www.idler.co.uk/article/book-of-the-week-the-dawn-of-everything/ [www.idler.co.uk]
