Ben

revolutionizing ideas in the junction of many disciplines. very well written for a complex science book.

be ready to have at least some of your basic believes shaken. as a theist, I had some serious pills to swallow in some lectures. it really made me think of my assumptions, Prof. Johnson's assumptions, and inquire for the truth.

Prof. Johnson's lectures are comprehensive, interesting and even humorous. the only thing I should warn a listener is that you can find yourself feeling offended, either because one of your deepest believes has just been proven wrong, or because your religion is being mocked at a little or used in an unsesable way. I confess I felt offended a few times not only for my religion, but for the Jewish, Christian and Muslim religion. nonetheless, one should try to leave it aside and confront the intelectual, not personal, challenge.

tactless, but revolutionary philosophy that in my opinion changed history, especially relevant to the 20th century.
the narration was outstanding, giving power to every word.

underlines the most important strategists in chronological order, leaving the listener with more then the basics for strategic analysis of the past, present, and future scenarios.
might be a little hard to grip for someone with only basic historical background. I would recommend some historical courses before taking this one.

The course gives a powerful perspective of the three major monotheistic religions. It is very balanced and extremely respectful.
As a member of one of these mystical traditions, it was thrilling to hear about the other traditions, to witness the similarities and differences, but mostly feel great respect to fellow members of mystical traditions. It was also interesting to hear about my own tradition in a broad perspective.

Every lecture had new and insightful ways of seen how humans develop.
The narration is energetic, but with common but minor confusions, usually in logic, that one can either understand the idea and continue on or miss the idea.

the questions asked and the analysis made were brilliant. the lectures were both skeptical and with awe, revealing and concealing. some parts of the lectures felt a little repetitive, and sometimes I felt that the ideas were lectured in a somewhat shallow way, but maybe it is because of my previous knowledge and curiosity.

the course can make one think and rethink of the nature of reality and consciousness. it's the first audiobook that I know I will rehear and even take notes to get the details.

The course brings the bottom line of the major ideas of the 19th century in clear and understandable way. It is a great introduction, but won't lead you deep into the ideas or texts.

This was my first encounter with Nietzsche's writings. His ideas, even though in manny cases differ from my own way of thinking, are definitely worth the time to think about.
In that sence, I felt I dint have enough time to think during the narration. There was not enough time, in my opinion, between different themes that are usually separated by paragraphs, and in many cases I needed that extra second to conclude one idea and go to the next. Part from that, the narration was very vivid and I truly enjoyed it.