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March 16, 2025 | History

Future Could Be Brilliant

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Free audiobook from firesidephilosophers productions, THE FUTURE COULD BE BRILLIANT (2019). Some of the books referred to in this "Scottish perspective on why much of the world seems crazy… and what to do about it." Narrated by Douglas Canning and Jane Garven.
- https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-future-could-be-brilliant-2291001
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-could-be-brilliant/id1488453668
- https://thefuturecouldbebrilliant.podbean.com/

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  • Cover of: Democracy Ltd

    First published in 2013 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: The Sociopath Next Door
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    While an essential read for everyone, this book predates the research examining actual physiological brain differences, so does not differentiate well between psychopath and sociopath. Psychopaths have actual differences in brain structure, while sociopaths are generally formed by environmental forces.

  • Cover of: Without conscience
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    First published in 1993 — 4 editions work
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    Hare was the developer of the psychopath test

  • Cover of: The Psychopath Test
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    Journalist who brought much of Hare's research to the general public

  • Cover of: Political Ponerology
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    First published in 2006 — 2 editions work
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    Lobaczewski was the surviving creator of the group who composed this book during wartime

  • Cover of: The Chalice and the Blade

    First published in 1988 — 8 editions work
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    Newer perspectives on early civilizations

  • Cover of: The Poor Had No Lawyers Who Owns Scotland And How They Got It
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    First published in 2011 — 1 edition work
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    How landed gentry still hold the money, the land, and thus the power

  • Cover of: Our Scots noble families
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    First published in 1909 — 4 editions work
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    “Show the people that our Old Nobility is not noble, that its lands are stolen lands - stolen either by force or fraud; show people that the title-deeds are rapine, murder, massacre, cheating, or court harlotry; dissolve the halo of divinity that surrounds the hereditary title; let the people clearly understand that our present House of Lords is composed largely of descendants of successful pirates and rogues; do these things and you will shatter the Romance that keeps the nation numb and spellbound while privilege picks its pocket.”
    ― Thomas Johnston, Our Scots noble families

  • Cover of: The Authoritarians

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    Altemeyer developed the authoritarian followers surveys for rating extremism in both left and right politics and in religion. Excellent review of the book here:
    https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/172236023

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    Conservatives John Dean and Barry Goldwater consulted with Altemeyer when documenting the disturbing direction the Republic Party was taking at the hands of authoritarian followers

  • Cover of: The turning point
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    Fritjof Capra's "Friendly Revolution"

  • Cover of: The civilization of the goddess
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition work
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    Peace, equality, suspected compassion in pre-Neolithic European civilizations. Little evidence of violence in human bones and art, equality in burials, and other inferences.
    "In her view, the settlement patterns, burial evidence, and iconographic imagery of the cultures she called 'Old Europe' reflect peaceful, matrilineal, endogamous social structures that were economically egalitarian in which women were honored at the center of ceremonial life. Between the seventh and fifth millennia BC, communities throughout southeast Europe developed mixed horticultural economies, villages with well-built houses, an abundance of sculptural and ceramic art, craft specialization including weaving and metallurgy, and elaborate ritual traditions," writes Joan Marler in "The Iconography and Social Structure of Old Europe."

  • Cover of: The Athenian Option: radical reform for the House of Lords

    First published in 2008 — 3 editions work
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    Draws on ancient Greek democratic rule by jury with legislators. Highly successful system.
    "Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain's House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of a new upper house by lot: creating a jury or juries, that are representative of the population as a whole while being selected at random, to assess legislation." (publisher)

  • Cover of: Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation

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    Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation

  • Cover of: Contemporary Democratic Theory

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    "charts this pivot and surveys the most important new developments in the philosophical, theoretical, and normative examination of the concept of democracy. Comparisons that dominated 20th century democratic theory - between direct democracy, participatory democracy, deliberative democracy, and agonistic democracy - are in the 21st century giving way to comparisons between democracy and its challengers: epistocracy, technocracy, meritocracy, oligarchy, and autocracy. Philosophical interest in the canonical figures of democratic theory like Aristotle, Rousseau and Mill is being eclipsed by damage control in the face populism, sinking trust in democratic institutions, failing political parties, and the spread of misinformation.

    Overarching epochal forces of crisis and threat are pushing democratic theory in new directions and towards new ideas. This refreshing and authoritative text identifies, explains, and evaluates the new directions taken by contemporary democratic theory in challenging times." (publisher)

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