Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-07-15
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 91
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Mentioned: Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich, Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich, Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich, The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan, and Degrowth by Giorgos Kallis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Deschooling Society
Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich is a radical critique of modern institutional education that argues compulsory schooling stunts human potential and social learning.
Discussed“He also became a very prolific author known for his thought-provoking and often controversial writings such as dchooling society which he published 1971, Tools for Convertity published 1973 and Medical Nemesis published in 1976.”
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Medical Nemesis
Ivan Illich's critical examination of modern medical institutions investigates how institutional healthcare often generates more physical harm than healing.
Discussed“He also became a very prolific author known for his thought-provoking and often controversial writings such as dchooling society which he published 1971, Tools for Convertity published 1973 and Medical Nemesis published in 1976.”
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Tools for Conviviality
Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich is a 1973 philosophical work critiquing modern industrial society and advocating for user-friendly tools that empower communities rather than specialized elites.
Discussed“He also became a very prolific author known for his thought-provoking and often controversial writings such as dchooling society which he published 1971, Tools for Convertity published 1973 and Medical Nemesis published in 1976.”
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The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is a fascinating exploration of the co-evolutionary relationships between humans and four specific plants, demonstrating how domesticated species like apples, tulips, cannabis, and potatoes have successfully fulfilled human desires while securing their own survival and global spread.
Recommended“And in it, BVA begins by discussing the key theme in Michael Pollen's books, The Botney of Desire, which is a great read by the way, and The Omnivore's Dilemma, which I haven't read yet.”
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Degrowth
Discussed“Lastly, um I did want to touch on because I did say I would um the significant role that conviviiality has played in the deg particularly highlighted in texts like degrowth of vocabulary for a new era. Um, inspired by Ivan's ideas, conviviality and degrowth has referred me to a society that values joyful sobriety, responsible consumption, and the use”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I know I'm gassing up the guy a lot and I'm sure he has some flaws that someone will no doubt uh inform me about his so he does co he did cosign the Catholic Church by being a priest I assume right so I'm sure he has his flaws um and I have not read all of his literature”
“And in it, BVA begins by discussing the key theme in Michael Pollen's books, The Botney of Desire, which is a great read by the way, and The Omnivore's Dilemma, which I haven't read yet.”