Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2021-06-12
Books mentioned on Holocaust Survivor Dr. Edith Eger on the Gift of Forgiveness
On today’s special episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to Dr.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On Capitalism, Bureaucracy and Religion
On Capitalism, Bureaucracy and Religion by Max Weber is a collection of writings examining the complex intersections between economic systems, institutional structures, and religious beliefs.
Recommended“but i'd like you to maybe pick up a book that you may have it in your place by max weber uh by max weber capitalism and the protestant ethics”
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The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a seminal sociological study by Max Weber that investigates how ascetic Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinist beliefs regarding hard work and worldly success, inadvertently fostered the rise of modern Western capitalism.
Recommended“but i'd like you to maybe pick up a book that you may have it in your place by max weber uh by max weber capitalism and the protestant ethics”
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The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place by Elizabeth Sherrill, Corrie ten Boom, and John Sherrill is a 1971 autobiographical novel detailing the ten Boom family's efforts to shelter Jews during the Holocaust in World War II.
Recommended“she's my hero the hiding place you may have the her book there”
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Man S Search For Meaning
Viktor Emil Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is a profound psychological memoir detailing the author's survival in Nazi concentration camps and arguing that human beings are fundamentally driven by a search for purpose even under the most brutal conditions.
Discussed“many times i think that the thing that struck me most about um man's search for meaning was he has this uh paragraph in the book where he says you know we ask what is the meaning of life and he says that's wrong life is asking us what meaning we are going to create with our actions”
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The authoritarian personality
Discussed“do you have the book by adorno the authoritarian personality no”
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For your own good
For Your Own Good by Alice Miller is a psychological exploration examining how repressive child-rearing practices can contribute to the development of authoritarian personalities and societal violence.
Recommended“and if you want to read any books you read the swiss psychiatrist the woman um alice miller ellis miller and she she is amazing and the book especially for your own good has to do with hitler having a terrible childhood beaten by his father and and that had agreed you to do that”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the obstacle is the way show me again the obstacle is the way it's the way and it's gonna be your way you're unique you're one of a kind diamond this is my first book about philosophy the obstacle is the way”