[Noumenon]

Allow me if I may to direct you to two volumes by French philosopher Chantal Delsol: Icarus Fallen: the Search for Meaning in an Uncertain World and The Unlearned Lessons of the Twentieth Century: An Essay on Late Modernity. I found both volumes, particularly the latter one, to be absolutely stunning. I can find poitns of disagreement with some of Delsol's conjectures and assertions (in some respects, she makes no reference to our uniquely American worldview), but her insights are largely correct and thought-provoking. Highly, highly recommended.

[Eurotwit]

Thanks.

I need new stuff for my reading list - have been playing computer games lately. lol.

I hope my local library covers them... Otherwise I guess amazon will deliver.

But, I just wanted to put a different slant on the “will to power” idea. Perhaps that western philosphical thought more than any other pains American in red, white and blue.

Has it always been a good thing? Surely not.

But, overall it has been a very very positive force, and I think Christian morality played a large role in making it so.

To put it simply. America could have taken over the entire world post 1945. Lock stock and barrel. The whole shebang. And most earlier rules perhaps would have.

America did not.

A credit to your nation :)