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Notes on the Twentieth Century

The World in the Twentieth Century

 

It was the bloodiest ever, but still some surprising good has come out of it

by Hans Koning

 

  1. How does Koning characterize the 20th Century?

 

DER FRIDCHFROLICHE KRIEG

  1. What is necessary to make a good soldier?
  2. Why would German victories have led to the fall of Western civilization?
  3. Do you see the point of the “black Sorbonne graduate”? What do you think? What would you do? Is this cause for war?

 

RELEASED FROM TIGERS

  1. Do people really fear people more than wild animals and nature? Why are we in a “buzz off” or “shove it” world?
  2. To our artists. How is the world characterized through art today? Examples.

 

COLD WAR NO MORE

  1. What is the benefit of fear in the 21st Century?
  2. What impact has our knowledge of the universe had on people?

 

THE WELFARE STATE: A HUMAN TRIUMPH

  1. Is the welfare state a thing of the past? Will it survive the 21st Century?
  2. Does security and comfort translate to happiness or satisfaction? Why or why not?

 

LONGER LIFE, MORE-ANXIOUS DEATH

  1. Do you agree that our feelings of immortality impacts religions, art, etc…?

 

THE MYSTERIES OF TECHNOLOGY

  1. What do we do for fun, with our free time?
  2. What is love? One step further develop a “new idea” about anything.

 

OUR COMMON DECISION

14. How do you feel about the changes around you? Do you even question them?