"The Abolition of Man"
By C. S. Lewis
Lewis is a singular thinker and writer, one of the greatest in all history, in my opinion. I didn't remember reading this book until I saw a note written in pencil underneath the chapter 2 title, in my rather recognizable handwriting. I now recall thinking I understood what Lewis was talking about, and feeling rather pleased with myself that I did. Now that I am a bit older, I think that this book is filled with such subtlety and truth and nuance and prophecy that I am sure I must read it a hundred times before I begin to grasp its real meaning. The title is itself an irony. We usually associate abolition with freedom, righteousness; but Lewis warns that discarding fundamental values results in a literal and terrifying abolition--abolishing man as man, leaving nothing behind. Not light reading, but important reading. #whatIreadin2017
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