Empathy (eBook)

Raoul Martinez is a philosopher, artist, and award-winning filmmaker. Creating Freedom is his first book. It is informed by over a decade of research and is accompanied by a documentary series of the same name. Episode One, The Lottery of Birth - produced, written and co-directed by Raoul - premiered in 2012. It was nominated for Best Documentary at London's Raindance Film Festival and went on to win the Artivist Spirit 2012 Award at Hollywood's Artivist Festival. It has been translated into several languages and the second film is currently in production. Raoul lives and works in London, where his paintings have been selected for exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery. www.creatingfreedom.info

Martinez speaks for a generation living through a profound mismatch between their aspirations for freedom and creativity and the thudding conformity a society, driven by the market, demands

Thought-provoking . . . sound and persuasive . . . Eminently readable with a an elegance of style not often found in theoretical works. It is no less than a rallying cry to take back the substance rather than the illusions of our freedoms

If you believe you are free, think again. Strong arguments . . . epic in scope . . . [A] manifesto. . . . to enlighten citizens stuck in an illusion of democracy

I've been working my way through, highlighter in hand, at times thinking "why bother! Just highight the whole thing". Super impressive

In this stunning and lucid book, Raoul Martinez re-assesses our past, re-examines our present, and re-imagines our future. It's such an exciting and compelling read that you almost don't notice at first how radical it is. Creating Freedom makes me think that we humans are on the cusp of our next big step - and it's this kind of thinking that will carry us over

Lucid and bright, Creating Freedom is a light to guide us onward. Please read it

Everyone trying to puzzle through how to deal with the madness of the world - and the forces destroying it - should read this book

Provocative, powerful and important, Creating Freedom is a rigorous exploration of what's gone wrong with our society and how to make it right

Exceptional . . . This year's essential text for thinking radicals

Comes the moment; comes the book. A 'manifesto for real and radical change'. This is a brilliant and timely analysis of our political landscape and the ideals which should inform how we reshape the world