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Another solid Ross King Art Story

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Reviewed: 05-04-22

I tried this out on a whim. I didn’t think there was much to say about this painting, great though it certainly is. Well, I was wrong. Really worth a listen, in fact two listens!

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Very Interesting perspective on renaissance italy - worth reading!

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Reviewed: 02-14-22

i found Stewart’s narration weirdly, almost comically, pompous. otherwise a five-star listen. this book is quite different from other ross king books in that the “McGuffin” is the advent of the printing press, not the construction of a masterpiece. lots of great technological detail, which a ross king trademark. the medici’s, good popes, rotten popes, bloodthirsty murderers, translations of plato, etc.: all good stuff. i think people who like ross king will like this book a lot.

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very good: King always opens new doors.

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Reviewed: 12-27-18

for art scholars and of course artists Ross King is probably just another book on a shelf, so to speak. but for those of us who see the great works of art and wonder where they came from, Ross King is terrific. it’s the details of the painters everyday life plus the details of momentous acts (in this book WW1 of course) that really make an era come alive. and if you have lost your sight and desperately need someone to tell you what’s on the canvas, Ross King is as good as it gets.

i hope you will not be as annoyed or distracted by the performer’s steadfast determination to mangle all the many french words and phrases throughout the book. in all other respects the book is well-performed.

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Great! But about the sutra in Indian philosophy

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Reviewed: 06-13-18

I saw where a few reviewers were pretty bitter when, after they bought the book, they found out that it was not a translation and commentary on the Sutra. (One reviewer pretty much called the author a “smarty pants scholar” 🤗) Please note the subtitle — “a biography.” Frankly, I was as surprised as any of those reviewers, so I think the book’s description could very much improved.

If you want to know about the history of yoga philosophy in all its forms, and how and where that philosophy came from, and where the “yoga sutra” fits in that tradition, this is the book for you. If you want a deep dive into how to study and understand a text as old as the “yoga sutra”, this is the book for you. And if you wondered how Indian philosophy fits in with the great Indian epics, this is the book for you. And if you like well-written and well-read books on subjects you never gave too much thought about, this is the book for you.

But, as the author notes early on, the “yoga sutra” means a lot to modern teachers of the discipline of yoga. If he is right about it being required reading for “certified” yoga instructors, and if you like the practice of yoga as it is done today, the author is very blunt or perhaps even insensitive when he makes it clear right from the beginning, that you have been misled about the contents of the “yoga sutra.” Or as one reviewer angrily put it, “it’s clear the writer does not practice yoga.” Yes, I’m afraid that seems to be true. But if you grit your teeth and press on reading the book with an open mind, and I think you’ll like it anyway.

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Wittgenstein Audiobook By A. C. Grayling cover art

very thorough summary of Wittgensteins main point

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Reviewed: 04-02-15

anyone wanting a sense of Wittgenstein will get what they need, as well, perhaps, some clues for digging deeper. I recommend it to anyone, including students needing a "brush up" on the main points.

I cannot argue with Graylings assessment of Wittgensteins contributions to philosophy as a scholarly pursuit. but I find it oddly defensive, as if he is defending academic philosophical work against a charlatan. I also feel he overstates his claim to have refuted certain topics. I would have liked to have known if his refutation is in line with other scholars, including those who may still retain a certain fondness for W. however, all his main points stand.

those who think W is literally the last word on getting past certain questions whether raised by scholars or lay persons, are sadly mistaken.

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