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A synopsis of Edward Bernays' 1928 book Propaganda: The Public Mind in the Making (1928) In theory, citizens are expected to make up their own minds on public questions and private conduct. However, if individuals had to study all the complex economic, political, and ethical data involved in every
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BOOKS | Oswald Spengler | 1918 The Decline of the West, a monumental work by Oswald Spengler, presents a philosophy of destiny and a new outlook on history, aiming for the first predetermination of history and the future stages of a Culture. This work is intuitive and depictive, written in a language
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Chapter 4 of The Character of Peoples by André Siegfried Germany is an essential part of the European system and has had more influence on its modern development than any other country. He sees Germany as essentially continental, with a contact with Eastern Europe that the French do not possess,
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Bateman is a satanic figure, filled with disgust and pride, his ultimate desire is the total destruction of the world. He perceives no value in anything, leading to a state that is not merely fatalistic but actively nihilistic.
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The film ultimately suggests that true greatness cannot be achieved through such means, and that the promise of worldly prosperity through perverse actions is a fundamental lie.
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BOOKS | Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Brain Asymmetry Brain asymmetry is a fundamental biological feature present for as long as neural circuits have existed. The sea-worm nematostella vectensis, the oldest known creature with a neural circuit, possesses a divided brain. This division is a phylogenetic development observed in all vertebrates,