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MedeaLysistrata 07/03/18 6:10:44 AM #1: |
Right now I'm reading through the German Idealism canon, but also am reading a second book on the side just to keep things different. Right now my secondary book is A Theory of Justice by Rawls; I'm not super into political philosophy but it's for a reading group. Should be finished by the end of the month.
I'll read anything presuming I haven't read it yet, and I guess other kinds of theory-based books are fine too. --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Turbam 07/03/18 6:12:52 AM #2: |
Green Eggs and Ham
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iClockwork 07/03/18 6:12:55 AM #3: |
What have you read?
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WhatHappened 07/03/18 6:14:14 AM #4: |
Cioran - On the Heights of Despair.
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MedeaLysistrata 07/03/18 6:22:57 AM #5: |
Turbam posted...
Green Eggs and Ham funny iClockwork posted... What have you read? all the early moderns except Berkely, the major Platonic dialogues, some Aristotle, a few Islamic philosophers, Augustine, a bit of Aquinas, some Jewish philosophers, some analytic, lots of continental WhatHappened posted... Cioran - On the Heights of Despair. this guy gets mentioned on /lit/ a lot, tell me about him? --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Darkman124 07/03/18 6:45:53 AM #6: |
the anti christ
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Jazznium_Z 07/03/18 6:52:09 AM #7: |
http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Bible
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MedeaLysistrata 07/03/18 6:53:07 AM #8: |
Darkman124 posted...
the anti christ Darkman124 posted... the anti christ maybe it's finally time to give the devil his due... I decided I didn't like Nietzche one day because he's too popular --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kaliesto 07/03/18 6:54:32 AM #9: |
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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treewojima 07/03/18 6:56:45 AM #10: |
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MedeaLysistrata 07/03/18 7:05:30 AM #11: |
picked one
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clearaflagrantj 07/03/18 7:08:22 AM #12: |
12 Rules for Life by my boy JBP
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iClockwork 07/03/18 7:18:17 AM #13: |
Read Spinoza
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Darkman124 07/03/18 7:58:07 AM #14: |
MedeaLysistrata posted...
anti-christ is the quick-read version to understand his idea of the will to power it's a pretty useful thing to help grasp the rise of 20th century fascism --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/03/18 8:04:33 AM #15: |
iClockwork posted...
Read Spinoza already have, haven't read T-P Treatise though Darkman124 posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... he basically just stole that idea from Schopenhauer, who stole it from Spinoza --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SolaFide 07/03/18 8:28:52 PM #17: |
I cannot stand John Rawls' Theory of Justice. Not only is the book enormously dry and boring to read, but the ideas are absolutely awful.
TC, have you considered reading Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America? Harvard's professor Harvey Mansfield remarked with justification that it was at once the best work about democracy and the best work about America. It is my favorite work of political philosophy and feels enormously relevant to our own lives because of his constant emphasis on the real, lived experience of democratic people. He offers the antidote to both the radically individualistic conception of government espoused by philosophers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes as well as the hyper-collectivist political pantheism of G.W.F. Hegel and Spinoza. Depressing to see people recommending Spinoza and Nietzsche, who are mostly interesting due to the things that they got wrong and not because their philosophy is really worthwhile in and of itself. Nietzsche in particular, due to his radical reorientation of the entire tradition and discipline of philosophy, is most interesting when compared to thinkers who completely opposed him, such as Plato and Augustine. If you want a humane and workable political philosophy work, Nietzsche and Spinoza are basically the last people whom you should read IMO. --- "There is not now, ever was, nor will be, any man in the world "enlightened" but by Jesus Christ." -Jonathan Edwards ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lunar_Savage 07/03/18 8:31:36 PM #18: |
I'm a fan of Kant...even if I have some quibbles with parts of his stance.
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myzz7 07/03/18 8:35:35 PM #19: |
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
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dib153 07/03/18 8:35:56 PM #20: |
The 48 rules of power
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joestarrr 07/03/18 8:36:41 PM #21: |
Asherlee10 posted...
Anything by Peter Singer is pretty interesting. This x10000 I don't necessarily agree too much with the meta-ethical underpinnings of some of his work, but it makes for thought provoking and interesting reading. --- you can't spell american dream without eric andre ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/04/18 6:36:03 AM #22: |
SolaFide posted...
I cannot stand John Rawls' Theory of Justice. Not only is the book enormously dry and boring to read, but the ideas are absolutely awful. Why, to both the first sentence and last sentence you typed out. From what I understand of Spinoza, his political views just culminate in free speech for everyone, which I actually don't necessarily categorically agree with. I don't like Nietzsche on principle either. People don't have the capacity to make their own value systems consistently, and unless he brings some other ideas to the table I don't know what he would add to a political conversation. Maybe I am missing something with both of these thinkers. Do you just not like contract theory? Lunar_Savage posted... I'm a fan of Kant...even if I have some quibbles with parts of his stance. Kant is great, and also compliments Rawls-- he's (Kant) in my primary readings. myzz7 posted... Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology can you set out the basic principles of objectivist epistemology? Rand doesn't appeal to me at all and I have zero interest, less than Nitchee even. dib153 posted... The 48 rules of power i actually read this in high school, lol. My teacher was disappointed in me for reading a book like that. joestarrr posted... Asherlee10 posted...Anything by Peter Singer is pretty interesting. the guy that said infanticide is okay? I mean I don't even know that I disagree with such a bold claim --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/04/18 6:40:37 AM #23: |
anyway, since I asked you guys I guess I have to follow through, here is the list:
Cioran - On the Heights of Despair Nitchee- Anti-Christ Spinoza- Theological-Political Treatise Singer - Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/04/18 10:31:16 AM #26: |
Asherlee10 posted...
Are you interested in metaphysics and the brain? yeah also, depending on whether or not i can follow through i might make this a regular thing and do a book report topic/review on stuff CE recommends --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/04/18 10:36:15 AM #28: |
Asherlee10 posted...
MedeaLysistrata posted...Asherlee10 posted...Are you interested in metaphysics and the brain? sounds... really... hard... :^) --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BignutzisBack 07/04/18 10:37:16 AM #29: |
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averagejoel 07/04/18 10:50:57 AM #31: |
Lenin - The State and Revolution
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MedeaLysistrata 07/04/18 10:55:09 AM #32: |
BignutzisBack posted...
Carl Jung of course what book? Asherlee10 posted... Chalmers can be mind-bending, but you get used to reading about metaphysics and the brain after a while. it was a joke about the hard problem of consciousness ^^ averagejoel posted... Lenin - The State and Revolution added to the list --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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averagejoel 07/04/18 10:56:58 AM #34: |
MedeaLysistrata posted...
added to the list really anything by lenin is gold. State and Revolution is just... probably his best known work? maybe? --- peanut butter and dick ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Darkman124 07/05/18 5:43:35 PM #35: |
i encourage you post a play by play of "stupidest shit said by a german" when you read antichrist
i do think the book is worth reading to understand a certain kind of person but it's like the kid in the boy scout eagle project planning room who suggests becoming a serial killer --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 07/06/18 1:17:20 AM #36: |
Darkman124 posted...
i encourage you post a play by play of "stupidest shit said by a german" when you read antichrist An "I can't believe they said that" is a great idea, esp if CE picks controversial books/writers If I did regular book report topics would you guys want on going commentary or an end of book review? --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Joelypoely 07/06/18 1:27:17 AM #37: |
Why Anything? Why This? by Derek Parfit. It's only about 30 pages.
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MedeaLysistrata 07/06/18 1:28:29 AM #38: |
Joelypoely posted...
Why Anything? Why This? by Derek Parfit. It's only about 30 pages. Awesome, quick reads are my favorite --- let's positive thinking [tell me about a complicated man] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Darkman124 07/06/18 8:12:20 AM #39: |
MedeaLysistrata posted...
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Verdekal 07/06/18 8:18:06 AM #40: |
Everyone Poops.
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DarthWendy 07/06/18 8:19:06 AM #41: |
Read Between Past & Future and The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt.
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frozenshock 07/06/18 8:53:03 AM #42: |
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
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Romes187 07/06/18 9:19:06 AM #43: |
Scruton maybe
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soulunison2 07/06/18 9:26:30 AM #44: |
Poetics
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MedeaLysistrata 07/06/18 9:57:37 PM #45: |
recs are now closed (for the time being)
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