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https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-New-Way-Looking-World/dp/0061...
I found the book to be astonishingly good. It takes a design approach to Platonism and western esotericism. It goes deep into "sacred geometry" but steers clear of woo or religion. He adopts a Pythagorean perennialism and advocates for an ecological "spirituality" that is integrated with science. It contains examples from his own urban design projects. I was reeeeally surprised to find this kind of thinking coming from the Prince of Wales.
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Underrated comment.
GP completely flew over my head. Care to explain?
More out of curiosity than judgement; why is this on HN?
I hope it won't be for long. He's an unequivocally political figure for a variety of reasons. I don't see anything intellectually interesting in the fact that he's died. At best we might discuss why he wasn't king despite being married to the monarch. When the queen dies that will be another matter - there are constitutional issues around that and the death of a long-reigning monarch who spans the end of empire will…
This is the most robotic response to a public figure's death I have ever seen. Well done.
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I'm playing the Devil's advocate here, but these seem like instances of dark British humour being delivered in the traditional deadpan fashion - the humour being in the absurdity of someone keeping a straight face while saying something obviously inane or offensive. It doesn't translate at all across cultures.
I can see that argument for some of them, but if anyone said the slitty eyed or spear throwing comments to me and then tried to pass it off as "it's just british humour mate" I'd laugh in their face.
- I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family.
- Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I've practised for many years.
- You're just a silly little Whitehall [civil service] twit: you don't trust me and I don't trust you.
- I don't care what kind it is, just get me a beer.
- So you are the people tearing down the Brazilian rainforest and breeding cattle. [This was when he was a figurehead for the WWF.]
- Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.
Anyhow, it is a shame to lose an entertaining tradition. Also a shame to lose someone with such character from the royal family. Only Princess Anne has the same outspoken, blunt manner and a penchant for the odd swearword.
I don't think he ever wasn't at peace. He was a rich old racist who did fuck all really, what did he have to not be at peace about. One less state scrounger as far as I'm concerned.
Seems like the monarchy cannot win either way to rectify their errors with British colonialism.
So the commonwealth is also bad as well? or you prefer it to be abolished?
I really wish we could just do away with all this royal family nonsense. You guys are somehow special because what? Useless social fiction from antiquity.
Because Prince Charles is heir to the throne (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person), some in the HN community may be surprised to know that he wrote a book on philosophy . https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-New-Way-Looking-World/dp/0061... I found the book to be astonishingly good. It takes a design approach to Platonism and western esotericism. It goes deep into "sacred g…
I imagine the next few years will be quite interesting for the British monarchy.
It will only really get interesting after the Queen kicks the bucket. For most non monarchists she isn't a bad sort to be in charge. The rest of them are a shower of shites.