Economics at work. The cultural advantages found in the west seem to have a genetic basis in the allowance for innovation. Nicholas Wade delves into those factors. But didn't the Chinese invent gunpowder used to great effect by the west? Did they go on to invent the canon or musket? Still a culture that is really curious seems to outdo those less curious about the world. The math that came from the middle east along with their science seemed to end with their religion taking over.
I will have to check out this book and Kevin Macdonald's book about the uniqueness of Western man. I have read Nicholas Wade's controversial book "A Troublesome Inheritance" and found it reasonably persuasive. It is increasingly frustrating in the age of political correctness to try and understand how the West became dominant because authors like Stephen Jay Gould and even Jared Diamon are 100% environmentalists and being no scientist myself but trying to explain the dominance of the West by saying, "it's a coincidence" to me sounds preposterous. Ed Dutton did a video review on Guns, Germs and Steel and pointed out that Singapore when inhabited by highly intelligent, pro-social and cooperative Chinese flourished whereas the exact same environment with Malays and Indians didn't. The higher intelligence and pro social personality traits were the distinguishing factor. I see that Douglas Murray has a new book out - The War on the West. I might give that a read...I couldn't bear to bring myself to read The Strange Death of Europe as it's apparently the ultimate black pill.
Economics at work. The cultural advantages found in the west seem to have a genetic basis in the allowance for innovation. Nicholas Wade delves into those factors. But didn't the Chinese invent gunpowder used to great effect by the west? Did they go on to invent the canon or musket? Still a culture that is really curious seems to outdo those less curious about the world. The math that came from the middle east along with their science seemed to end with their religion taking over.
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I will have to check out this book and Kevin Macdonald's book about the uniqueness of Western man. I have read Nicholas Wade's controversial book "A Troublesome Inheritance" and found it reasonably persuasive. It is increasingly frustrating in the age of political correctness to try and understand how the West became dominant because authors like Stephen Jay Gould and even Jared Diamon are 100% environmentalists and being no scientist myself but trying to explain the dominance of the West by saying, "it's a coincidence" to me sounds preposterous. Ed Dutton did a video review on Guns, Germs and Steel and pointed out that Singapore when inhabited by highly intelligent, pro-social and cooperative Chinese flourished whereas the exact same environment with Malays and Indians didn't. The higher intelligence and pro social personality traits were the distinguishing factor. I see that Douglas Murray has a new book out - The War on the West. I might give that a read...I couldn't bear to bring myself to read The Strange Death of Europe as it's apparently the ultimate black pill.
cant find this on amazon. spelling?
https://www.amazon.com/Conquer-Princeton-Economic-History-Western/dp/0691175845/ref=sr_1_2?crid=Z6KCWLWQE9CE&keywords=philip+t.+hoffman&qid=1651116759&s=books&sprefix=phillip+t.+hoffma%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C230&sr=1-2