
I'm donating 20% of the proceeds to Givewell's Maximum Impact Fund, and the course also comes with a 100% money back guarantee. Through exploring the past, I hope to unlock lessons that all learners on the course can apply to the present day - from why fascism attracts people to how it can be resisted. My audio course 'A Beginners Guide to Understanding & Resisting Fascism: Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart' explores these massive questions through the lens of Nazi Germany and the ordinary people who lived, loved, collaborated and even resisted during those times. In the medieval Middle East, an alchemist has developed a kind of time machine.

Why do 'good' people support evil leaders? What allure does Fascism hold that enables it to garner popular support? And what lessons can history teach us about today? Merchant Alchemists Gate by Ted Chiang The Merchant and the Alchemists Gate The Merchant and the Alchemists Gate The Merchant and the Alchemists Gate The. In The Merchant and the Alchemists Gate, a portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation. actually, its three stories, set in a framing device. Reflecting History on Twitter: you like the podcast and have 30 seconds to spare, consider leaving a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.It helps! This episode is a discussion of Ted Chiang's award winning short story "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate." Read the story here: The history of the device and the subsequent choice to step through by the grieving merchant say much about the philosophical nature of determinism and free will, as well as the value of forgiveness. "Grief burns but does not consume." A grieving merchant stumbles into the shop of an Alchemist, who shows him a device that allows the user to travel 20 years forward or backward in time.
