Sean A. Conley

"Oh, you're not a racist!?-YES YOU ARE!!!"

Revisado: 06-22-19

So this entire book is full of baseless assertions.

If you're white and agree with her, then you're a racist. If you're a white person and disagree with her, then you're a racist. To this author, you're automatically a racist simply if you're white.

That's it.

No explanation other than reasserting that claim and just when you think she's going somewhere-boom, another baseless assertion.

If you disagree, then she'll smugly opine about how "predictable" that is. She'll explain that diversity is important and that this is only an issue in western civilizations amongst many other bald claims. I've lived in Nepal, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, Australia (you get the point) and no, race is strangely a human thing. It's not just an evil western white person thing. She doesn't ever go into an actual argument for any of her assertions and pompously gives an air of superior (oh the irony).

Basically, if you want to listen to an SJW make assertions over and over again, YouTube is cheaper. If however the thought of someone farting in your ears turns you on, give this audiobook a shot-you won't be disappointed :)

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different

Revisado: 03-13-18

what can I say, he talks about why games matter to him (the author).

that's about it

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teetering on apologetics...

Revisado: 01-02-18

I think it's important to note that I as an individual was looking for answers or thoughts as to if one could reason being moral or ethical without a religion. My review is written with this in mind;

There's not allot of audio books or books in general that can tackle the subject of morality or ethics beyond the history therein. Faith is cited by the religious yet they give no evidence or good reason for their faith, no reason to take their faith seriously. Non-believers tend to cite cause and effect, evolution to a degree and other material sources but find it difficult to cite by who's standard of morality should we use.

The goal of this series of lectures does speak to the history of ethics as viewed through the writings of ancient, modern and every era between, philosophers. The lectures do a wonderful job largely in achieving that goal.

However, the lecturer clearly has a heavy bias towards faith and it shows more and more as the lectures continue on. Perhaps he holds back in earlier lectures but in later ones, the reader will find Kreeft (the lecturer) being very up front with his belief in a god. Indeed Kreeft is quick to attempt refutation towards philosophers that maintain a lack of a god yet find morality but goes mute when one claims their morality is based on faith in a god. Basically if he agrees with the philosopher he has little or nothing to say but if he disagrees (which happens pretty much only towards atheistic philopsophers) he spends a great deal of time and effort attempting to insert why he disagrees. I only wish he was fair in his assessments.

The lectures are a great history lesson but Kreeft should have kept his critiquing to himself if he's incapable of honest consideration of opposing ideas. It's a shame such a potentially enlightening topic can be diluted so heavily by the bias of the speaker.

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Was an awesome listen until "Grrrr I'm a Spartan!"

Revisado: 04-24-17

Ready for a sense of false confidence from a book that spends a full chapter exaggerating an obstacle course? When then friend, be prepared to hear (in extreme and unapologetic detail) about how the author participated in a 'Spartan Race'. Here's the thing, if you've ever done one of those and happen to have actually been in the military, you might find it ridiculous-if not rude, to compare redundantly how "war-like" the run is. Never mind that mildly in and incredibly out of shape civilians, participate and complete one of these runs annually, the author wants you to know "YOU COULD DIE!"

Other than that, the book is fine.

"Grrrr I'm a warrior!"

"no..."

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It's an honest title with honest words.

Revisado: 01-12-17

This book deserves more praise than it has already garnered. Christopher Hitchens narrates and does a splendid delivery of what should have been many more works had he not passed away so early in his life.

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it's great, just fantastic.

Revisado: 10-24-16

It's a layman perspective of philosophy in daily application. The performance is good as is the content.

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science doesn't belong in the title

Revisado: 10-12-16

Science is either improperly represented or not used to back any assertion made in this book. The handful of "studies" presented in this book do not show causation but merely correlation and the majority of the author's evidence for her claims are generally anecdotal stories. She attributes many claims to spiritually and even at times to God.

The narration although not the worst thing in the world reads most statements as questions or sound as a new world guru. Again, not suitable for a title claiming to represent any form of science or serious study.

Basically this reads and sounds more like a self help book, not a collection of studies that show causal effects or reason towards compassion. If you choose to purchase this book anyways, be prepared to meditate with the author over and over again as she'll ask you to do over and over again.

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