Hi, where does this Dostoyevsky was an anti-semite meme come from?
I can certainly see his anti-catholic bias, but I see none of the anti0semitism that tarnishes his reputation.
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>>9278811
It's only in the P&V translations because P&V probably added them in. Some of them don't even make sense because some of the lines don't match the time period. At one point Rodion calls the pawnbroker an "oven-dodger" and the character Peter Trofimovitch doubts "there could ever be 6 million Jews in Europe during the 30's" but he could be talking about the 1830's.
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>>9278827
fk u
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>>9278827
why did i even bother fact-checking this
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I was watching an interview with George Carlin, and he says that a big part of a comic's routine is to make things seem humorous by the process of reductionism.
And it made me wonder, how is reductionism a viable form of argument, seeing as you literally take all the details and specifics out of a concept to suit your stance. Is that not just distorting truth?
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>>9278701
It is. That's why it's good for comedy and not for arguing.
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>>9278701
There are different forms of reductionism.
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Fuck George Carlin
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ITT: You rate your city's bookstores.
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DC... Meh. There's the one the old Prez always went to and the chains that suck. Outside of the city, though, there are a bunch of good used shops.
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>>9278762
What the fuck are you talking about, faggot? I live in DC; I was literally in two different book stores today. Anything outside of the district blows ass-- well, maybe except for that one in Old Towne, Alexandria. Which ones have you actually gone to?
>inb4 politics and prose meme
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>>9278787
>There's the one the old Prez always went to and the chains that suck.
that was p&p
What good book stores are there in the city?
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Non-edgy works that explore masculinity in the 21st century
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>>9278697
chuck is pretty edgy and i prefer the movie
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>21st century
dropped
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>>9278719
Cultural commentary is not timeless
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Where do I start with the Lord of the Rings literaric universe?
Can I read the 3 as standalone books or do I have to read Hobbit n stuff before?
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You don't have to, but you should.
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definitely read the hobbit, dude
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Idk dude I just straight up read the books because life is short and i hate niggers
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What are some good books about preindustrial farm/country life? Can be fiction, non-fiction, diaries, whatever.
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For reference, I'm looking for stuff that captures this sort of feel:
The Oxen,
By Thomas Hardy
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
“Now they are all on their knees,”
An elder said as we sat in a flock
By the embers in hearthside ease.
We pictured the meek mild creatures where
They dwelt in their strawy pen,
Nor did it occur to one of us there
To doubt they were kneeling then.
So fair a fancy few would weave
In these years! Yet, I feel,
If someone said on Christmas Eve,
“Come; see the oxen kneel,
“In the lonely barton by yonder coomb
Our childhood used to know,”
I should go with him in the gloom,
Hoping it might be so.
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My Dairy Farm desu
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Growth of the soil by knut hamsun
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Has there ever been a classic novel that focusses on a culture far removed from the author's own culture? I didn't think so... Authors of boring culture blooooooown out. ;)
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>>9278665
I've yet to read Siddharta, but that sounds like your novel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Salgari
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Salammbô
Robert Graves' Claudius
All orientalist fiction
OP's post
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ULTIMATE PATRICIAN TEST
What is your favorite of the four classics?
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Donatello
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>>9278623
Mencius, obviously
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Romance
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Is there any ontological proof that we are a simulacrum?
Is Plato the first post-modernism theorist?
Is going back to nature the only way to end this vile age?
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>>9278620
I can't help you, but the demiurge thread just got deleted and this seems more relevant than whatever cartoon image you used.
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>>9278620
By definition of how our brain operates yes consciousness is possibly only through a computerized simulation of reality.
If you mean the Universe itself, I don't know why you would care about such a thing.
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>>9278679
But if the brain is simulating reality, then can't we say that the simulation itself is the only non-simulated thing?
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Dollar bin /lit af today
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stop buying books
read them
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>>9278548
How can I read if I no buyz?
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>>9278538
I read 1 book for every 10 I buy. But I limit myself to dollar bin only and once a week to look lol.
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Did he actually bring anything new to the table other than platitudes like
>languages are inprecise and only work in context
Whoa, fucking blowing my mind here senpai. Philosophy is solved, everybody go home now
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>>9278510
How about you read him and find out you charlatan.
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A lot, but what will happen ITT when people far below his intelligence try to dissect him is this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
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Classification of literature
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I am finding problems in classifying some ebooks on classics of philosophy and I was wondering, do you have a particular way to classify classic works in philosophy and/or politics?
How would you classify these
Philosophy http://pastebin.com/GDJkhvvb
Politcs http://pastebin.com/c37TzqN4
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>genrefaggotry
Why?
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>>9278505
Some people like it?
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>>9278501
There is sci fi horror.
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I've read like one or two books in my entire life. I'm want to start reading books but don't know where to start. I want to read the "best" authors if that makes sense.
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>>9278489
>I want to read the "best" authors if that makes sense.
It doesn't, actually. It's like saying "I want to eat best food" or "I want to dress in best clothing"
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>>9278489
this is one of few books written by best authors most are only written by author
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>>9278489
>I've read like one or two books in my entire life
Are you homeless? Seriously 2 books? That's not even possible, so what 2 books?
Also the best author is probably Sartre, but you have to learn French first
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do millennials really think pop culture is this important? its like they think their childhood nostalgia carries some religious importance
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The average shitposter on /lit/ is a better writer than Cline, so, yes, they do seem to think it's THAT important. The book does nothing but pander and it's been gobbled up.
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>>9278419
Cline was smart to compile a novel that is essentially a list of popular google search terms
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the future is now oldman
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What are some romance novels for a depressed piece of shit?
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>>9278228
Shark Tale on PS2
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time to suffer
https://youtube.com/channel/UCvuGkzSg_ujhH5oTOLxN4TQ
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>>9278264
Fuck that gay shit