Alison Wood Brooks

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Here's the project. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That's how we're trying to figure out when did humans evolve this ability. Then you fast forward. The book starts in the 1700s when there were all of these monarchies in Europe whose kings and queens told people how to talk to each other. Here are the people who are allowed to talk to each other at these times and these are the topics and here are all the compliments you have to say about me.

That's how we're trying to figure out when did humans evolve this ability. Then you fast forward. The book starts in the 1700s when there were all of these monarchies in Europe whose kings and queens told people how to talk to each other. Here are the people who are allowed to talk to each other at these times and these are the topics and here are all the compliments you have to say about me.

That's how we're trying to figure out when did humans evolve this ability. Then you fast forward. The book starts in the 1700s when there were all of these monarchies in Europe whose kings and queens told people how to talk to each other. Here are the people who are allowed to talk to each other at these times and these are the topics and here are all the compliments you have to say about me.

Yeah. Right. That was it. And then around the French Revolution and right after in the Enlightenment and during what was called the Age of Conversation, people started to realize, oh, we can get together and talk about what we want to talk about. And it was in these fancy salons in Paris and it was happening all over Europe.

Yeah. Right. That was it. And then around the French Revolution and right after in the Enlightenment and during what was called the Age of Conversation, people started to realize, oh, we can get together and talk about what we want to talk about. And it was in these fancy salons in Paris and it was happening all over Europe.

Yeah. Right. That was it. And then around the French Revolution and right after in the Enlightenment and during what was called the Age of Conversation, people started to realize, oh, we can get together and talk about what we want to talk about. And it was in these fancy salons in Paris and it was happening all over Europe.

And so the book zooms in on Immanuel Kant, who was this famous philosopher.

And so the book zooms in on Immanuel Kant, who was this famous philosopher.

And so the book zooms in on Immanuel Kant, who was this famous philosopher.

And he lived a very fascinating, very regimented life. Most of his life, he would get up and he would go for his walk at a specific time. He would sit down and do his work at a specific time. They called him the Koenigsberg clock. Very regimented guy. He was not wealthy until late in his life when he was finally able to afford a home of his own.

And he lived a very fascinating, very regimented life. Most of his life, he would get up and he would go for his walk at a specific time. He would sit down and do his work at a specific time. They called him the Koenigsberg clock. Very regimented guy. He was not wealthy until late in his life when he was finally able to afford a home of his own.

And he lived a very fascinating, very regimented life. Most of his life, he would get up and he would go for his walk at a specific time. He would sit down and do his work at a specific time. They called him the Koenigsberg clock. Very regimented guy. He was not wealthy until late in his life when he was finally able to afford a home of his own.

A sub teacher. And he would have dinner in these rowdy pubs at night. And as this fancy, very smart philosopher, he would get really annoyed. He's like, this is boring. I want to talk to smart people about my smart ideas. So finally, when he was able to get his own house, he started hosting these dinner parties, which became very well known.

A sub teacher. And he would have dinner in these rowdy pubs at night. And as this fancy, very smart philosopher, he would get really annoyed. He's like, this is boring. I want to talk to smart people about my smart ideas. So finally, when he was able to get his own house, he started hosting these dinner parties, which became very well known.

A sub teacher. And he would have dinner in these rowdy pubs at night. And as this fancy, very smart philosopher, he would get really annoyed. He's like, this is boring. I want to talk to smart people about my smart ideas. So finally, when he was able to get his own house, he started hosting these dinner parties, which became very well known.

They were highly coveted invitations to Kant's house for these dinner parties. What I found so fascinating to read about and learn is that his dinner parties had all these rules of conversation. So he almost was kind of acting like this little king in his kingdom. And his rules were, we're going to talk about specific topics at the beginning.

They were highly coveted invitations to Kant's house for these dinner parties. What I found so fascinating to read about and learn is that his dinner parties had all these rules of conversation. So he almost was kind of acting like this little king in his kingdom. And his rules were, we're going to talk about specific topics at the beginning.