What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-orwellian-really-means-noah-tavlin If you've watched the news or followed politics, chances are you've heard the term Orwellian thrown...
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If you've watched the news or followed politicschances are you've heard the term Orwellianthrown around in one context or another.But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means,or why it's used so often?The term was named after British author Eric Blairknown by his pen name George Orwell.Because his most famous work, the novel "1984,"depicts an oppressive society under a totalitarian government,"Orwellian" is often used simply to mean authoritarian.But using the term in this waynot only fails to fully convey Orwell's message,it actually risks doing precisely what he tried to warn against.Orwell was indeed opposed to all forms of tyranny,spending much of his life fighting against anti-dem...
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If you've watched the news or followed politicschances are you've heard the term Orwellianthrown around in one context or another.But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means,or why it's used so often?The term was named after British author Eric Blairknown by his pen name George Orwell.Because his most famous work, the novel "1984,"depicts an oppressive society under a totalitarian government,"Orwellian" is often used simply to mean authoritarian.But using the term in this waynot only fails to fully convey Orwell's message,it actually risks doing precisely what he tried to warn against.Orwell was indeed opposed to all forms of tyranny,spending much of his life fighting against anti-dem...
