About not learning from history, etc
Thanks for the link!
More on this topic.
"The key driver of change, as Ortega sees it, comes from a shocking attitude characteristic of the modern age—or, at least, Ortega was shocked. Put simply, the masses hate experts. If forced to choose between the advice of the learned and the vague impressions of other people just like themselves, the masses invariably turn to the latter. The upper elite still try to pronounce judgments and lead, but fewer and fewer of those down below pay attention."
[...more...]
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/05/the-smartest-book-about-our-digital-age-was-published-in-1929.html
Amazon reviews of this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Masses-Jos%C3%A9-Ortega-Gasset/product-reviews/0393310957/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&sortBy=recent
The book in e-form, for those with a lot of time on their hands : (138 pg PDF)
http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/revolt.pdf
"The key driver of change, as Ortega sees it, comes from a shocking attitude characteristic of the modern age—or, at least, Ortega was shocked. Put simply, the masses hate experts. If forced to choose between the advice of the learned and the vague impressions of other people just like themselves, the masses invariably turn to the latter. The upper elite still try to pronounce judgments and lead, but fewer and fewer of those down below pay attention."
[...more...]
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/05/the-smartest-book-about-our-digital-age-was-published-in-1929.html
Amazon reviews of this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Masses-Jos%C3%A9-Ortega-Gasset/product-reviews/0393310957/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&sortBy=recent
The book in e-form, for those with a lot of time on their hands : (138 pg PDF)
http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/revolt.pdf
