Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2023-09-06
Tyler Cowen & Jerusalem Demsas: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men
In this special episode, Tyler sat down with Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic, to discuss three books: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, and Of Boys and Men by Richard V.
Tyler Cowen discussed The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves, and The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. Jerusalem Demsas discussed A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed by Ursula K.
Discussed“so let's start with Ursula Le Guin the dispossessed the other books will be Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels and Richard V Reeves of boys and men”
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a classic satirical novel that follows Lemuel Gulliver on extraordinary voyages to strange and fantastical lands.
Discussed“so let's start with Ursula Le Guin the dispossessed the other books will be Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels and Richard V Reeves of boys and men”
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Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves is an insightful sociological examination of the modern challenges, educational struggles, and structural disadvantages currently facing boys and men.
Discussed“so let's start with Ursula Le Guin the dispossessed the other books will be Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels and Richard V Reeves of boys and men”
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K.
Discussed“I think she is and left hand of darkness which I assume you know the way you get peace is by having genders that only are capable of sex a small percentage of the time and the implication is that's the one thing you have to do that will get you peace and nothing else will work”
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A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal is a satirical essay by Jonathan Swift that uses extreme hyperbole to criticize economic injustice and indifference toward the impoverished.
Discussed“then I also think it's a question of length like a modest proposal which is an essay this is very spherical essay where he proposes people just like eating babies as a solution to I guess too many um too many children um uh who are in poverty”
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