The first part of this book presents in an organized way his ideas on the various aspects of the Enlightenment, and how they have informed not only modern capitalism, but also communism and also modern forms of extremism based on the remaking of man and society or the rule of pure reason. While I find it a bit shallower than his usual vignette style of presenting and interweaving various threads of ideas, it is presented in a clearer form.
Unfortunately, the last half of the book rambles and rants a bit. He falls into various (delirious) imaginings of the future, and it begins to sound a bit "mullah-ish", ranting with the pointer finger raised etc.
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