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mahir007's review against another edition
5.0
عندما تحدث «جاك لاكان» عن الحب ، أشار إلى أننا في الحب نعطي (أو نَعد بأن نعطي) ما ليس لدينا ، ونسعى لنرى في الآخرين ما لا يمتلكونه.
نتخيل أشياء تساعدنا بالتستر على "النقص" في الآخر ، وعندما ينهار هذا الخيال ، نفقد الحب أو نستبدله بالكراهية . كما هو الحال مع الحب ، فإن الكراهية تتطلب منا أيضًا أن نغلق أعيننا ؛ في بعض الأحيان ، مما يسمح لنا بعدم رؤية أوجه التشابه بيننا وبين الشخص المكروه ، وفي بعض الأحيان يساعدنا ذلك على نسيان أننا أحببنا ذلك الشخص في يوم من الأيام.
عندما نفقد الحب ، نادرًا ما نبدأ في كره شريكنا على الفور. إنها عملية تدريجية يصبح من خلالها الشيء الذي جعلنا في المقام الأول نحب ذلك الشخص ، هو الشيء الوحيد الذي يزعجنا ، حتى نصل إلى مرحلة عدم التحمل .
عندما كنت شابة ، كنت أذهب لتناول القهوة مع زميل لي . أخبرني مرة كيف أنه عندما يقع في حب امرأة ، يشعر بأن الطريقة التي تلتقط بها تلك المرأة فنجان القهوة وترفعه ببطء إلى شفتيها ، مثيرة للغاية . الاستماع إلى صوت ارتشافها للقهوة ومراقبة إيماءاتها يثير رغبة قوية فيه . ومع ذلك ، عندما ينفصل عنها ، تصبح نفس الإيماءات لا تطاق. كان لديه دافع لإغلاق عينيه ووضع يديه على أذنيه ، لأن ما أثار الرغبة في بداية العلاقة ، لم يُثر إلاّ الاشمئزاز في نهايتها.
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Renata Salecl
A Passion For Ignorance
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
نتخيل أشياء تساعدنا بالتستر على "النقص" في الآخر ، وعندما ينهار هذا الخيال ، نفقد الحب أو نستبدله بالكراهية . كما هو الحال مع الحب ، فإن الكراهية تتطلب منا أيضًا أن نغلق أعيننا ؛ في بعض الأحيان ، مما يسمح لنا بعدم رؤية أوجه التشابه بيننا وبين الشخص المكروه ، وفي بعض الأحيان يساعدنا ذلك على نسيان أننا أحببنا ذلك الشخص في يوم من الأيام.
عندما نفقد الحب ، نادرًا ما نبدأ في كره شريكنا على الفور. إنها عملية تدريجية يصبح من خلالها الشيء الذي جعلنا في المقام الأول نحب ذلك الشخص ، هو الشيء الوحيد الذي يزعجنا ، حتى نصل إلى مرحلة عدم التحمل .
عندما كنت شابة ، كنت أذهب لتناول القهوة مع زميل لي . أخبرني مرة كيف أنه عندما يقع في حب امرأة ، يشعر بأن الطريقة التي تلتقط بها تلك المرأة فنجان القهوة وترفعه ببطء إلى شفتيها ، مثيرة للغاية . الاستماع إلى صوت ارتشافها للقهوة ومراقبة إيماءاتها يثير رغبة قوية فيه . ومع ذلك ، عندما ينفصل عنها ، تصبح نفس الإيماءات لا تطاق. كان لديه دافع لإغلاق عينيه ووضع يديه على أذنيه ، لأن ما أثار الرغبة في بداية العلاقة ، لم يُثر إلاّ الاشمئزاز في نهايتها.
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Renata Salecl
A Passion For Ignorance
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
corvidfax's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Required reading in the age where everyone thinks they know everything due to the common, misleading faith in the "tech-native generation's" ability to understand the ramifications of collective ignorance. This book touches on several current issues such as incels, Covid-19, data collection, and genocide.
bootman's review against another edition
5.0
2nd read:
I’ve been on a kick lately trying to figure out why people don’t care about the truth, and I remembered this book that I read a couple years ago when it came out. I remembered not loving it, but I wanted to give it another chance. As I started reading it, I was like, “This book is the best book on the topic ever!”, but then it just takes the strangest direction and drives off a cliff…then it redeems itself. It’s hard to explain.
Renata Salecl uses philosophy, psychology, and social theory to explain why we deliberately choose not to know. When she’s discussing this topic, it’s fantastic, and one of the best books I’ve read on the topic. But a couple chapters in, she switches to storytelling and it’s so strange. Don’t get me wrong, I think real-life stories are one of the best ways to teach people something, so they can see how the topic is applicable. The problem is that I could not understand how the stories she told had anything to do with the topic of staying ignorant.
It’s a short book and worth the read if you’re interested in the topic. Like I said, when she discusses the topic you came for, it’s superb. And maybe I’m just dumb and didn’t understand the connection she was making with those stories. But even if I’m right that she could have done without those sections, I guarantee you’ll walk away from this book with a better understanding of why people avoid information and truth.
1st read:
This was a really interesting book, and I learned a ton. If you've ever wanted to understand why people choose to stay ignorant and deny reality, you should definitely read this book from Renata Saleci. The book starts with a chapter titled "The Many Faces of Ignorance", and it was interesting seeing all of the different ways self-deception works. Saleci then dives into specific topics such as why people deny their illness when they receive a diagnosis, why trauma survivors choose to stay ignorant, and much more.
I can't stress enough how much I loved this book, but it's not what I was hoping for, and that has nothing to do with the author or how she wrote the book. Personally, I create content on my YouTube channel and on Medium to dispute conventional wisdom, and I'm fascinated by how people fight reality when faced with counter-evidence about their beliefs. I was hoping this book would discuss various reasons we do that, but the author chose to pick very specific topics to discuss. While I learned a ton, I'm also still searching for a book that will answer some of the questions I still have about other situations.
I’ve been on a kick lately trying to figure out why people don’t care about the truth, and I remembered this book that I read a couple years ago when it came out. I remembered not loving it, but I wanted to give it another chance. As I started reading it, I was like, “This book is the best book on the topic ever!”, but then it just takes the strangest direction and drives off a cliff…then it redeems itself. It’s hard to explain.
Renata Salecl uses philosophy, psychology, and social theory to explain why we deliberately choose not to know. When she’s discussing this topic, it’s fantastic, and one of the best books I’ve read on the topic. But a couple chapters in, she switches to storytelling and it’s so strange. Don’t get me wrong, I think real-life stories are one of the best ways to teach people something, so they can see how the topic is applicable. The problem is that I could not understand how the stories she told had anything to do with the topic of staying ignorant.
It’s a short book and worth the read if you’re interested in the topic. Like I said, when she discusses the topic you came for, it’s superb. And maybe I’m just dumb and didn’t understand the connection she was making with those stories. But even if I’m right that she could have done without those sections, I guarantee you’ll walk away from this book with a better understanding of why people avoid information and truth.
1st read:
This was a really interesting book, and I learned a ton. If you've ever wanted to understand why people choose to stay ignorant and deny reality, you should definitely read this book from Renata Saleci. The book starts with a chapter titled "The Many Faces of Ignorance", and it was interesting seeing all of the different ways self-deception works. Saleci then dives into specific topics such as why people deny their illness when they receive a diagnosis, why trauma survivors choose to stay ignorant, and much more.
I can't stress enough how much I loved this book, but it's not what I was hoping for, and that has nothing to do with the author or how she wrote the book. Personally, I create content on my YouTube channel and on Medium to dispute conventional wisdom, and I'm fascinated by how people fight reality when faced with counter-evidence about their beliefs. I was hoping this book would discuss various reasons we do that, but the author chose to pick very specific topics to discuss. While I learned a ton, I'm also still searching for a book that will answer some of the questions I still have about other situations.
nickjagged's review against another edition
3.0
A short volume that covers the topic of ignorance in some of its more interesting modern contexts, such as genetic testing and data surveillance, through a psychoanalytic lens. Though it references a fair number of interesting thinkers, there's an assumption of familiarity that reduces the impact of their inclusion to the layman. I think I'll come back to this in a year or two and see if I get more out of it then.
mik_27's review against another edition
4.0
The topic is enthralling and explained in a easy to follow way. But it could have been written in a more engaging way
tcranenj's review against another edition
4.0
Here’s some advice I don’t normally give about nonfiction books that may not initially grab your attention - you have to read the whole thing. There were a couple of moments I almost put this book down for good, but I kept going knowing that it was a relatively short book. I’m glad I stayed with it as there is a lot packed into this short book. Heck, the references, and the excursions they’ve already started me down, are alone worth buying a copy. As a scientist and a teacher, I spend my time thinking about what we know and what he can try to know next, but it may turn out that ignorance is much closer to the human condition than knowledge and understanding ever could be. Now that I typed that sentence, it seems obvious. That said, all the starring roles that ignorance can play are not always so obvious. A short, thought-provoking read.
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