Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-06-27
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #1797 - Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett recommended Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Crisis of the Modern World by René Guénon, On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche, Propaganda by Edward L. Bernays, Public opinion by Walter Lippmann, Public Relations by Edward L. Bernays, Political Parties by Robert Michels, and The Machiavellians by James Burnham, and discussed The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler, Arthur Helps, and Charles Francis Atkinson is a monumental historical and philosophical work that argues civilizations go through a predictable cycle of birth, growth, maturity, and ultimate decay.
Discussed“and oswald spengler in the decline of the west volume we wrote two whole giant books on this”
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a foundational philosophical masterpiece by Friedrich Nietzsche that introduces iconic concepts such as the Ubermensch, the eternal recurrence, and the death of God.
Recommended“you want to understand this go read the spoken serathustra”
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The Crisis of the Modern World
The Crisis of the Modern World by René Guénon is a foundational text of Traditionalist philosophy that critiques modern materialism and the spiritual decay of contemporary civilization.
Recommended“get on start with crisis of the modern world”
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On the Genealogy of Morals
On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche is a foundational philosophical text that investigates the historical evolution of moral concepts, specifically contrasting master and slave morality.
Recommended“and part of what genon and nietzsche and you know nietzsche's concept is the last man and this is you know you want to understand this go read the spoken serathustra uh with get on start with crisis of the modern world with uh spengler probably man and technics is the is the easiest one to get with if you”
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Propaganda
Propaganda by Edward L.
Recommended“go read edward bernays's propaganda”
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Public opinion
Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann is a foundational political science text published in 1922 that examines how media, stereotypes, and psychological biases shape the thoughts and actions of the citizenry in a modern industrial democracy.
Recommended“you know read walter littman's uh public opinion”
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Political Parties
Political Parties by Robert Michels is a classic sociological study examining the internal power structures of organizations and political parties.
Recommended“go read political parties by robert mckells”
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The Machiavellians
The Machiavellians by James Burnham is a classic political science text that examines the realities of power, elite theory, and the mechanics of governance through the lens of thinkers like Machiavelli, Mosca, Sorel, Michels, and Pareto.
Recommended“read james burnham's machiavellians it is the easiest way to get familiarized with the cons with the thinkings of the what's called the italian elite theorists”
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