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Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM
Just a few comments on different parts of what you said:

1. Battlefield Earth has already sunk under its own shittiness. If you were to ban or censor it, it would just arouse interest in something that will be out of print as soon as Scientology dies out (it's likely that a new challenge to its tax status will sink it eventually; once the tax dodge is gone the religion will be unfunded and disappear).


I know. Which is another reason why banning books is stupid.

2. Nietzsche as mandatory reading would be fun to see. I doubt it will happen, though. He's far too controversial. Imagine little kids in Mid-America telling their parents they're reading a book called Der Antichrist.


See, that alone is reason enough for me.

3. I think Foucault's Pendulum is a fun book, but it is nearly inaccessible to the majority of the population of the planet due to its esoteric subject nature.


I don't know. I think most of the people in my high school could have read that. Maybe not all. And certainly not all would understand it. Hmm. I might be willing to replace it with one of the dystopian novels. Or Good Omens. Hmm. Or Watchmen.
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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1471 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 983 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 366 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 885 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 973 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 892 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 932 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 948 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 967 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1117 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 908 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1071 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1086 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 816 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 355 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 746 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 913 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1172 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 951 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 892 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1067 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 914 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 910 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 1002 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 911 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1053 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 961 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 964 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1031 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 911 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 1018 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 934 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 917 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 1023 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 853 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 861 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 883 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 895 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 823 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 335 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 871 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 368 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 886 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 933 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 924 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1151 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 845 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1057 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 887 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1089 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 899 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 1001 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 968 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 947 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 1003 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 774 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 1028 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 849 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 918 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1071 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 864 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 790 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 860 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 870 Views
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