I always admired the joke Eco makes that Simonini "is a racist-he hates everyone". Since Simon hates everyone-he does not perceive himself to be a bigot. He holds all of mankind in contempt. This is and always has been a tempting delusion of certain kinds of people to rationalize their sociopathy. The irrationality of reasoning like "I can't be a racist if I hate everyone equally".
Eco thinks the Protocols are a forgery - but all the same, I think he loves the esoteric. The meeting of a secret Jewish society in a Prague Cemetery is just a delicious conceit. But I suppose modern mythology like the old stuff, has its artistic merit.
👍 Splendid writer; splendid intellect! 👍
Grazie tante thanks for bringing him in again never miss his novels!
I always admired the joke Eco makes that Simonini "is a racist-he hates everyone". Since Simon hates everyone-he does not perceive himself to be a bigot. He holds all of mankind in contempt. This is and always has been a tempting delusion of certain kinds of people to rationalize their sociopathy. The irrationality of reasoning like "I can't be a racist if I hate everyone equally".
I love this discussion.
I bet Prof. Umberto Eco has hidden some sort of code into this book. Perhaps into the food ingredients lists :)
He is a professor of semiotics lol
14:32 - List of lists sounds well python, insn' it? :)
Very inspiring.
His description of the Jesuits is incredibly accurate.
Brilliant man.
He said that we despised Italian politics and admired the American one. I wonder what would Eco say today about Trump and the American republic?
In another video he refers to Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
Eco thinks the Protocols are a forgery - but all the same, I think he loves the esoteric. The meeting of a secret Jewish society in a Prague Cemetery is just a delicious conceit. But I suppose modern mythology like the old stuff, has its artistic merit.
He does not think. The protocols is a forgery.And if you read the book, or follow Mr. Eco's essaus, he mocks what you call the exoteric
R.I.P
forgive me.for blessing and rebearth of books and our heritage-new moves and dont let them....You can...be together..save you heaven
good geezer
........in any language
eco destroyed that militant atheist 34:00
He didn't, he was an atheist.
Is there foucault at 38:52 ? LOL
If an old lady dresses as a girl it's a creepy horror movie.
Umberto Eco huwa wieħed mill-akbar kittieba ta 'kull żmien!
صع! انا احب الكتب امبيرتو ايكو .
I wonder if she could have asked more stupid questions.
Ovviamente in Italia non se l'è filato nessuno....
Mandrogni!
Yahweh was the god of war in israel, so what.
Huwa jsemmi Dante u Homer. Imma inħoss Mr Eco wkoll mixjiet ma Petrarch, Boccaccio, u ħafna oħrajn.