The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is a modern American bestseller. It has sold over 1.2 million copies in the USA alone and has been translated into 24 languages according to Wikipedia – yes, the book even has its own Wikipedia page. But how many of those 48 [Read more…]
Towards the end of 2016 I bought The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. It is a year book of 366 “meditations on wisdom, perseverence, and the art of living.” One page is devoted to each day of the year, with a thematic heading, a quotation by one of the Stoic philosophers, and an few paragraphs of commentary.
Robert Greene has written a book in the tradition of Machiavelli. He illustrates his “laws” with historical examples of what happens when they are followed or transgressed. Each chapter concludes with a section discussing the reversal of the law. The book is charmingly laid out with the main narrative flanked by fables, anecdotes and maxims. But a question arises: Is Greene’s rhetorical display of [Read more…]
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