Maxzor commented on Voix d'extinction by Sophie Hénaff
Delicate and funny #ecology
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Hello, I am experimenting with running a micro bookwyrm instance, to journal the books that I read.
I live in France near Paris, and work as an IT guy for IPCC. I read rather slowly, mostly in French, essays and novels, sometimes poetry or comics. I have this setup where I read french books and review them here in English.
I am moving from a taste in politics towards a growing interest in philosophy, science remains a constant. Also Maxzor on Mastodon.
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Maxzor rated Voix d'extinction: 4 stars
Maxzor finished reading Si Einstein avait su by Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect a voulu écrire ce livre pour nous faire partager sa fascination pour le …
There is a clear didactic effort and the journey is enjoyable, but in my opinion it did not deliver remarquably in making me understand the nature of quantum entanglement, the ingeniosity in Bell's inequalities, nor the consequences of their violation for the advancement of non-locality.
Maxzor rated Si Einstein avait su: 3 stars
Si Einstein avait su by Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect a voulu écrire ce livre pour nous faire partager sa fascination pour le débat entre deux géants de …
Maxzor commented on S'armer de rhétorique by David Jarousseau (Champion Essais, #63)
Longtemps ignorée du grand public, la rhétorique captive chaque jour de nouveaux adeptes. Rendue accessible …
Rhetoric should supplement dialectics in the general curriculum.
Maxzor rated S'armer de rhétorique: 4 stars
S'armer de rhétorique by David Jarousseau (Champion Essais, #63)
Longtemps ignorée du grand public, la rhétorique captive chaque jour de nouveaux adeptes. Rendue accessible depuis l’essor d’Internet, on découvre …
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Maxzor reviewed La dialectique de la raison by Theodor W. Adorno
Dialectic of Enlightenment (German: Dialektik der Aufklärung) is a work of philosophy and social criticism …
Convincing but too broad
4 stars
The main message, that reason is a tool and can be used for evil purposes, is abudantly clear. The fine-grained developments on sacrifice, paranoïa... are covering so much ground that I cannot be sure that the reasonings are correct, whatsmore with the immense erudition needed to grasp all the references.
Maxzor rated L'art de la paix: 5 stars
L'art de la paix by Bertrand Badie
Sun Tzu, général chinois du VI? siècle avant Jésus-Christ, a écrit un Art de la guerre qui aujourd'hui encore suscite …
Maxzor commented on L'art de la paix by Bertrand Badie
Sun Tzu, général chinois du VI? siècle avant Jésus-Christ, a écrit un Art de la …
This would need to spawn peace schools around the globe !
Maxzor commented on La sagesse des loups by Elli H. Radinger
Aimer sa famille, prendre soin de ceux qui nous sont confiés, ne jamais abandonner et …
A great way to approach this specie
Maxzor reviewed La sagesse des loups by Elli H. Radinger
Aimer sa famille, prendre soin de ceux qui nous sont confiés, ne jamais abandonner et …
Very nice book
4 stars
A great way to approach this specie
Maxzor reviewed Histoire de Jérusalem by Vincent Lemire
4 000 ans d'une histoire universelle pour la première fois racontés dans une BD exceptionnelle. …
A comprehensive narrative
4 stars
From neolithic to current days, this history of Jerusalem is well-crafted.
Maxzor reviewed La dialectique de la raison by Theodor W. Adorno
Dialectic of Enlightenment (German: Dialektik der Aufklärung) is a work of philosophy and social criticism …
Convincing but too broad
4 stars
The main message, that reason is a tool and can be used for evil purposes, is abudantly clear. The fine-grained developments on sacrifice, paranoïa... are covering so much ground that I cannot be sure that the reasonings are correct, whatsmore with the immense erudition needed to grasp all the references.
Maxzor reviewed Meursault, contre-enquete by Kamel Daoud
Il est le frère de "l'Arabe" tué par un certain Meursault dont le crime est …
I did not like it a lot
3 stars
Undoubtedly a nice literary talent, but I was left not captivated.
Maxzor finished reading Meursault, contre-enquete by Kamel Daoud
Meursault, contre-enquete by Kamel Daoud
Il est le frère de "l'Arabe" tué par un certain Meursault dont le crime est relaté dans un célèbre roman …