Ebook {Epub PDF} Free to be Human: Intellectual Self-Defence in an Age of Illusions by David Edwards

 · This is an interview with David Edwards about his book 'Free to be Human: Intellectual Self-Defence in an Age of Illusions' (Green Books Ltd, ). The book demonstrates how powerful state and business interests distort our understanding of many political, ethical and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist and uninformed. Editions for Free to be Human: Intellectual Self-Defence in an Age of Illusions: (Paperback published in ), (Paperback publishe. Namaste Magazine. Building on the work of writers such as Chomsky and Herman, David Edwards shows how the propaganda system distorts our understanding of political, personal and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist, confused and uninformed – and willing to accept the irrational values of corporate consumerism. He argues that we need to master the arts of ‘intellectual .

Here is my interview with David Edwards about his book Free to be Human: Intellectual Self-Defence in an Age of Illusions (Green Books Ltd, ). A PDF document of this interview can be downloaded from here for free. Free to be Human demonstrates how powerful state and business interests distort our understanding of many political, ethical and. Free to be Human: Intellectual Self-defence in an Age of Illusions by David Edwards. NOOK domestic politics, human rights and environmental issues, is in fact an extremely partial and biased view of the world. Free to be Human shows how the same filter system distorts our understanding of many personal, ethical and spiritual issues. Free To Be Human: Intellectual Self Defence In An Age Of Illusions (Paperback) Common|By (author) David Edwards, Ethics Incorporated: Top Priority And Bottom Line (Response Books)|Dipankar Gupta, Completing The Internal Market Of The European Communities: Legislation: Transport Customs And Travel Basic Work And Supplements|Mark Brealey, Fly-fishing The Gulf Coastal Streams.

Either way, rest assured that David Edwards' brilliant first book will first unsettle you, then expertly guide you through the dense jungles of propaganda, illusion and false reality which encroach on all those who inhabit Western 'liberal democracies' in a thrilling search for that age-old Holy Grail which has eluded so many through the centuries - the freedom to be human. Namaste Magazine. Building on the work of writers such as Chomsky and Herman, David Edwards shows how the propaganda system distorts our understanding of political, personal and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist, confused and uninformed – and willing to accept the irrational values of corporate consumerism. He argues that we need to master the arts of ‘intellectual self-defence’, in order to become able to challenge the ‘necessary illusions’ of a system. David Edwards argues that, in order to counter this continual process of disinformation and disempowerment, we need to master the arts of intellectual self-defence and so become able to challenge the deceptions of a system that subordinates people and planet to the drive for profit.