Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity by Christopher Ryan

Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity

Christopher Ryan

9 hours, 20 minutes first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Progress, the basic illusion of our age, is exhausted. Kids typically no longer expect their lives to be better than their parents’ were. Dystopian scenarios loom ever larger in public consciousness as fisheries collapse, CO2 levels rise, and clou...

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