48 Laws of Power

[Arnold1N2D]

Hello, anyone here who knows the 48 Laws of Power of Robert Greene?

What can you say about it? Is it okay for us Catholics to read it?

Thanks!

 

[runningdude]

Catholic may read anything for scholastic study or other important reason. It is a matter of prudent judgement to as whether a particular work might lead you unnecessarily towards sin.

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

I haven’t, read it, but I’ve watched some videos about it.

It’s a mixed bag.
Some are common sense advice that’s useful for anybody.
A couple suggestions were a bit Machiavellian, but I don’t remember exactly what was said.

So, like all secular self-help books, take the good advice and reject the bad.

 

[Hunho]

If you want a really good study of power, of what it is and how it works, try Adolf Berle’s book Power, if you can find it. It was originally published in the 1960s.