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Book Review: The Dialectical Imagination

Scott reviews a history of the Frankfurt School, explaining their response to Marxism's failures through negative dialectics, cultural criticism, and the belief that society needed conceptual transformation before communist revolution could succeed, while examining their actual influence on modern leftism.

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May 29, 2026 8,034 words 749 likes 671 comments Listen · 47 min Read Read

Your Book Review: The Pale King

A review of David Foster Wallace's 'The Pale King', examining its themes, the author's style and personal struggles, and the reviewer's evolving perspective on Wallace's work and legacy.

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Sep 6, 2024 6,959 words 237 likes 281 comments Listen · 46 min Read Read

Book Review: Madness And Civilization

Scott Alexander reviews Foucault's 'Madness and Civilization', examining its controversial historical analysis of societal attitudes towards mental illness.

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Jan 4, 2018 6,224 words 0 likes 313 comments Listen · 45 min Read Read

Postmodernism For Rationalists (my attempt)

Scott Alexander explains postmodernism to rationalists, using the Dark Age debate as an example, and discusses its applications, risks, and critiques.

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Nov 1, 2017 2,218 words 0 likes 330 comments Listen · 18 min Read Read

Book Review: Infinite Jest (alternate title: “Look At Me! I Read Infinite Jest!”)

A review of David Foster Wallace's 'Infinite Jest', exploring its themes, structure, and critique of postmodern society through comparison with 'Illuminatus' and analysis of its complex narrative.

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Mar 23, 2013 3,598 words 0 likes 24 comments Read Read
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