Ok so I randomly stumbled upon this book in the Oxam Book Shop. I shall review it in time, but you shall have to wait for the magazine for that, and of course for me to finish reading the book. The author is absolutely amazing! And I recommend to anyone who has the remotest interest in Science, Philosophy or the Arts to find out more about him.
Mr. Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad (1891-1953) was a popular English Philosopher and Author. He also was a member of the Fabian Society (part of the socialist movement of which i'm very interested in at the moment). He sounds like a guy after my own heart to be fair. He was a sex maniac for one. He would dress in 'shabby' clothing in order to test people who were considered too 'petty' to make his aquaintance. And my favourite fact: 'Joad once boasted in print that “I cheat the railway company whenever I can'' In April 1948, Joad was convicted of travelling on a Waterloo-Exeter train without a valid ticket. Although he was a frequent fare dodger, he failed to give a satisfactory excuse. This made front-page headlines in the national newspapers, and the fine of £2 destroyed all hopes of a Peerage and resulted in his dismissal from the BBC. The humiliation of this had a massive effect on his health, and he soon became bed-confined at his home in Hampstead" His fame and broadcasting career were over.' (extract from wikipedia.com)
Mr. Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad (1891-1953) was a popular English Philosopher and Author. He also was a member of the Fabian Society (part of the socialist movement of which i'm very interested in at the moment). He sounds like a guy after my own heart to be fair. He was a sex maniac for one. He would dress in 'shabby' clothing in order to test people who were considered too 'petty' to make his aquaintance. And my favourite fact: 'Joad once boasted in print that “I cheat the railway company whenever I can'' In April 1948, Joad was convicted of travelling on a Waterloo-Exeter train without a valid ticket. Although he was a frequent fare dodger, he failed to give a satisfactory excuse. This made front-page headlines in the national newspapers, and the fine of £2 destroyed all hopes of a Peerage and resulted in his dismissal from the BBC. The humiliation of this had a massive effect on his health, and he soon became bed-confined at his home in Hampstead" His fame and broadcasting career were over.' (extract from wikipedia.com)
C. E. M JOAD Died of Cancer in 1953. Here are my first thoughts after reading the first chapter of his book 'The Guide to Modern Thought' Published in 1933 (Finally found someone who can read Roman Numerals):
'Matter caused variation, which subsequently led to the evolution of man from amoeba according to Darwin. Now we are an evolved species we are destroying our matter. Does this mean we are undoing evolution? We are going backwards because of our obsession with matter. But the material isn't real. The mind is real. Are we going full circle? Have we started DE-EVOLUTION?'
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