Ben Wilson, Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (2020)
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I wonder: have I ever described the city as "humankind's greatest invention"? It's not impossible, given the proclamation's tempting combination of boldness and obviousness — which it would retain if applied to, say, language, another of my own interests. Reading Ben Wilson's
Ben Wilson, Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (2020)
Ben Wilson, Metropolis: A History of the…
Ben Wilson, Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (2020)
I wonder: have I ever described the city as "humankind's greatest invention"? It's not impossible, given the proclamation's tempting combination of boldness and obviousness — which it would retain if applied to, say, language, another of my own interests. Reading Ben Wilson's