Creating Freedom
Power, Control and the Fight for Our Future
by Raoul Martinez
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Pub Date 29 Sep 2016 | Archive Date 22 Aug 2016
Description
The ideal of freedom is at the heart of our political and economic system. It is foundational to our sense of justice, our way of life, our conception of what it is to be human. But are we free in the way that we think we are?
In Creating Freedom, Raoul Martinez brings together a torrent of mind-expanding ideas, facts and arguments to dismantle sacred myths central to our society - myths about free will, free markets, free media and free elections. From the lottery of our birth to the consent-manufacturing influence of concentrated wealth and power, this far-reaching manifesto lifts the veil on the mechanisms of control that pervade our lives. It shows that the more we understand how the world shapes us, the more effectively we can shape the world.
A highly original exploration of the most urgent questions of our time, it reveals that we are far less free than we like to think, yet it also shows that freedom is something we can create together, and that our very survival may depend on us doing so.
Advance Praise
· A profound and interesting project - NICK DAVIES
· Comes the moment; comes the book. A 'manifesto for real and radical change'. This is a brilliant and timely analysis of our political landscape and the ideals which should inform how we reshape the world - HELENA KENNEDY QC
· Everyone trying to puzzle through how to deal with the madness of the world - and the forces destroying it - should read this book - JOHANN HARI
· In this stunning and lucid book, Raoul Martinez re-assesses our past, re-examines our present, and re-imagines our future. It's such an exciting and compelling read that you almost don't notice at first how radical it is. Creating Freedom makes me think that we humans are on the cusp of our next big step - and it's this kind of thinking that will carry us over - BRIAN ENO
· This discussion of the impossibility of ultimate moral responsibility is extremely well written, aphoristic in places, and philosophically right on target - GALEN STRAWSONAvailable Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781782111818 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
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Nigel M, Reviewer
Put this book back on the shelf now if you have a "closed" mind for Creating Freedom makes sand of what many of us assume is bedrock. It is a book that dissects big issues such as freedom, responsibility capitalism and imprisonment and ruthlessly makes fissures of the cracks we all know exist . Don't think this a dry read. It is anything but. There are statistical anecdotes that shall astonish you, succinctly summarised arguments that debunk entrenched beliefs, and quotations that really make you think. Should you buy this book, and I strongly recommend you do, be prepared for many hours of intensive reading. The reward for your effort will be that you may find it necessary to recalibrate how you view the world but I would argue that Martinez successfully makes the case that the world indeed needs re-calibrating.
