The Right Side of History
How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
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Ben Shapiro
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Ben Shapiro
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America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.
In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech, which was - ironically - about the necessity for free speech and rational debate.
He came to argue that Western civilization is in the midst of a crisis of purpose and ideas. Our freedoms are built upon the twin notions that every human being is made in God’s image and that human beings were created with reason capable of exploring God’s world.
We can thank these values for the birth of science, the dream of progress, human rights, prosperity, peace, and artistic beauty. Jerusalem and Athens built America, ended slavery, defeated the Nazis and the Communists, lifted billions from poverty, and gave billions spiritual purpose. Jerusalem and Athens were the foundations of the Magna Carta and the Treaty of Westphalia; they were the foundations of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Civilizations that rejected Jerusalem and Athens have collapsed into dust. The USSR rejected Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, substituting a new utopian vision of “social justice” - and they starved and slaughtered tens of millions of human beings. The Nazis rejected Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, and they shoved children into gas chambers. Venezuela rejects Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, and citizens of their oil-rich nation have been reduced to eating dogs.
We are in the process of abandoning Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, favoring instead moral subjectivism and the rule of passion. And we are watching our civilization collapse into age-old tribalism, individualistic hedonism, and moral subjectivism. We believe we can reject Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law and satisfy ourselves with intersectionality, or scientific materialism, or progressive politics, or authoritarian governance, or nationalistic solidarity.
We can’t.
The West is special, and in The Right Side of History, Ben Shapiro bravely explains that it’s because too many of us have lost sight of the moral purpose that drives us each to be better, or the sacred duty to work together for the greater good, or both. A stark warning, and a call to spiritual arms, this audiobook may be the first step in getting our civilization back on track.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-09-19
It's a very thought-provoking book, but biased
Ben shapiro is a very smart author, but doesn't provide any alternatives to his thoughts. It's a very careful selection of history examples, clearly designed to support his theories, but often lacking broader context.
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- Gabriel Amorim
- 24-03-19
A great compilation and critique of the current date of sociopolitical affairs
I have been twice through this book now and absolutely loved it. It is a great tool to explain where and how we got to the point we are right now with respect to the social debate in western culture.
For me, the only point I wish Ben had dwelt a bit more was on the contribution of Christianity itself in the points it can be contrasted to Judaism brought to the mix, especially after the Reformation. It is totally understandable- he talks from his viewpoint - but I wished more research and light was given to that issue.
Overall, Ben brings in the clarity, tenacity and capacity to interrelate multiple streams of contributions that forms the Western thought.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-19
good introduction to philosophy.
definetly interesting to read as an intro to philosophy. good job Ben shapiro. thank you
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- David
- 26-03-19
Incredible
Shapiro provides a comprehensive overview of our historical roots of morale reasoning and the evident straying from sense and logic so succinctly. This book could not have more relevance than in this day and age where reason is being increasingly abandoned all so that everyone with a victim persona does not experience the ‘trauma’ of their precious self esteem being offended... the world has gone mad and it is so refreshing to have thinkers and commentators such as Ben Shapiro to bring light to reality. The final chapters 4 lessons for his children are absolutely phenomenal- I am going to teach my own children these crucial lessons as now that I know, it is my responsibility. I am so grateful for this book. Thank you Ben.
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- gearoid amazon
- 28-10-19
Leabhar suimiul le thesis suimiul
Ceapaim go bhfuil leabhar maith é le spríoc soléír. Bhí maith liom an stair ach níl mé ró-chinnte faoin loighic.
Níl a fhios agam go leor faoi diderot, decartes, agus voltaire. Tá beagánín amhras agam go bhfuil a lán claontacht sa leabhar ach níl mé abalta é a chruthú
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- Mr GS Mccreadie
- 05-03-20
credit where it is due
i tried to keep an open mind and surprising myself somewhat, found very little - if any - room for disagreement in this book. it is what it is and the narrative here is constructed on far more solid foundations with much appropriate referencing (and potentially counter factual hypotheses) than many other theories - old and new - that purport to shine the light on ignorance's darkness. maybe the scope for accommodating alternate worldviews is on thin ice and until reconciliation is possible then it will not be apparent. nonetheless there is plenty to think on in what is presented even if i would be wary of certain logical conclusions of the author's personal outlook being taken as policy prescriptions for national or even global legislative constructs - in sum, there is surely scope for more nuanced approaches to freedom and liberty even if we currently lack much of that balance. the call to 'god-based rationality' (my interpretation and translation of judeo-greco-christian) is clearly being made in context and i think that retaining an open mind of tolerance, life-long learning and a preparedness to be proven wrong without fear of harmful consequences are positive ways to progress. the analogy of a tree made is also prescient and appropriate - our roots need care because if we are not grounded - as individuals, as populations or as a species - then that rush of blood (that national socialism so virulently proved is possible and soviet doctrine somehow managed to stabilize institutionally, albeit temporarily) can result in all kinds of subsequent order consequences that then leave us...
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- Alice
- 24-07-20
Ben shapiro book
I quite like ben shapiro, he has a very sharp mind. The book is an interesting read, not too long and makes the point. Wasn’t life changing to me, but I enjoyed it
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-04-19
Excellent introduction to the western tought!
Excellent in terms of laying the foundations for further investigation of the roots of the West and getting oneself familiar with the consequences of rejection of the judeo-christian tradition.
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- Mere G.
- 12-08-20
Uncommon point of view
Thanks to Ben for narrated this! good lecture people, you should give it a try
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- Vinicius R.
- 25-08-19
Very good book
I am positively surprised by the quality of the content presented in this book. As a jew, Ben sharipo knows how to keep his religious views at bay and state things as they are.
Whether you agree with him or not, you will gain from listening/reading this book.
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