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It's very possible to discuss number 10 and keep it on an academic basis without emotional drama. I wouldn't have a problem with doing that. However, an unmoderated discussion of the innocent question "How is the weather in your area?" could degenerate into a flame war in 10 posts (or less). Sad, but that's just the way it is. I could understand why there would be a strict line.
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I will try and tip toe through this
![]() Scripture is the Old and New Testaments (or either), especially if capitalised, or sacred writings or records (authority check was the Oxford English Dictionary). So its meaning is wide. I don't know much of Tom Holland who wrote the notes to item 10, but am assuming he is the English author. I have only read his "Rubicon:..." and seen a few articles of his and my suspicion is that, unlike some of the others in the list, he has no particular activist barrow to push. His notes also do not capitalise scripture. So, for myself, I have interpreted his claim to world changing as referring to, at least, both the Bible and the Koran (his notes cover both and he alludes to their common roots). Looking at all ten books my view is that those covered by Helen Lewis, Paul Kingsnorth, Paul Mason and Bonnie Greer are just self-serving to their own activism rather than from a detached viewpoint (as I have alluded to already). However, that said, I think Paul Mason's The Communist Manifesto was world changing but perhaps not as important as he promotes. I don't think I would like to compile a list of the 10 most world changing books, I think I could come up with 10 that would tie for first place ![]() |
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Just to offer an opinion, I don't think that the order 1-10 was intended to suggest any ranking in terms of most "world changing" to least (out of the ten). Nothing in the write up suggests that that was the case.
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I have a quibble that hasn't come up yet: Confucius over Sun Tzu? C'mon.
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In defense of The Second Sex, it influenced a great number of women, and was part of a change in the world, including things as much a part of everyday life as family structure. A lot of people are women. Something can be written for and influence just women and still change the world.
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I would think at least AnotherCat went to specific lengths to explain why he believes that as a work which influenced womenit was not world-changing enough even in that area compared to far more worthy books. I confess I know little about that topic altogether, but a constant theme of this thread is that people don't seem to believe these specific books were nearly as important in their own field or out of it, to merit being on that list. Many, many, many books changed the world in some way. The question is, if a Top-10 list is to be meaningful, some effort must be taken to attempt, at least, to determine which are the, well, top 10. ![]() With that in mind, why don't you tell us in what way you believe the specific existence of The Second Sex has changed the lives of women everywhere, moreso than other books of its kind, and how that changeset impacted the world enough to qualify on a Top-10 list. ![]() ![]() |
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I didn't intend to get into a huge argument, nor am I insinuating anything. I just disagree that The Second Sex isn't worthy of the list. It had a huge influence on modern feminism, and modern feminism has had a major effect on the western world.
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It's perhaps worth noting that this list does not claim to be a "Top 10" list, but simply a list of 10 books that changed the world.
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