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The Great Political Fictions: Gulliver’s Travels
Past Present Future
Reasoning Yahoos in Gulliver's Travels
The speaker discusses the concept of reasoning yahoos, which are humans in Gulliver's Travels, and how they use language and intelligence to hide their weaknesses. It explores the idea that humans try to portray their weaknesses as strengths and their irrationalizing nature. The chapter reflects on the haunting truth of this description of humanity.
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