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Guys im feeling really bogged down by my huge backlog
Can anyone quick me a rundown on how to quickly read through large volumes of books?
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>>9051543
what books do the Bogdanovs read?
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>>9051560
theyve read them all
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>>9051543
1. stop
2. subvocalizing
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how is utilitarianism not the most ethical philosophy there is?
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>>9051409
It is good logic, but fails in reality, because it has grave, heart-breaking errors like:
>you can't evaluate everything, for example: how much does a life cost
>even evaluations that 'can be done' are subjective and often it is too brute forcing to not give them variable value based on context
>humans are selfish creatures; proposing a system that uses a human trait that we are not, but what we should be, comes with great difficulties. For example, proposing that we all should walk with our hands when we clearly walk with our feet.
>it fails to guarantee basic human rights. Is anything possible? Is there always a context where you can be subjected to brutal torture because of 'greater good'?
>it only works if every single nation follows the utilitarian principle; or if you can exist in isolation from other nations
So yeah, like every "fix-it-all-good-insightful-intuitive-easy" -idea, it crumbles in the daylight, in the real world, and can only exist in hopeful, idealist, naive head as a distant dream.
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>>9051421
i get that it's idealist to aply it to a society, but isn't an ethical ideology to strive for as a person?
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>>9051421
>you can't evaluate everything, for example: how much does a life cost
yes you can
t. Law and Economics
the problem is that human spirit is immeasurable. Only the last man seeks pleasure and avoids pain at all cost.
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Whats a good name for someone who ends up becoming king?
Not Rex please.
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Tyrranos
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>>9051116
Drumpf
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Ray (like rey), if it weren't such a god-awful name
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Is there any good literature about the Silk Road?
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车辚辚,马萧萧,行人弓箭各在腰,
爷娘妻子走相送,尘埃不见咸阳桥。
牵衣顿足拦道哭,哭声直上干云霄。
道旁过者问行人,行人但云点行频。
或从十五北防河,便至四十西营田。
去时里正与裹头,归来头白还戍边。
边亭流血成海水,武皇开边意未已。
君不闻,汉家山东二百州,千村万落生荆杞。
纵有健妇把锄犁,禾生陇亩无东西。
况复秦兵耐苦战,被驱不异犬与鸡。
长者虽有问,役夫敢申恨?
且如今年冬,未休关西卒。
县官急索租,租税从何出。
信知生男恶,反是生女好。
生女犹得嫁比邻,生男埋没随百草。
君不见,青海头,古来白骨无人收。
新鬼烦冤旧鬼哭,天阴雨湿声啾啾。
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>>9051032
uh, /thread, I guess...
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>>9051032
Woah...
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I've never read this, but have interest in it. I have this exact version of the book. Am I supposed to read it as a normal book front to back? I have no experience with religious or spiritual texts.
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No you're supposed to read is a a superhero comic in backwards order
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>>9050516
Ok, thanks
I was really asking is it meant to be read in sections or something.
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>>9050433
I dislike the parts describing what Über monks can do. Surnatural stuff. Like their body disappear when they retreat and die, only for the nails and hair to remain. The "rainbow" if I remember correctly.
Imagine some guy in rural Papua New Guinea reading a book about your surroundings, beliefs, your life style. He could not adhere to it yet comprehend it.
Interesting if you want to get into tibetan beliefs.
If you want to engage with buddhism I would definitely not start with this.
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What are some books I can fap to? I need something really lewd
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>>9050363
>fapping to books
Just search up "2 kids 1 sandbox" and watch that instead of reading.
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Holy shit
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Well, it's shit all right...
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It really is the greatest book ever written
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i have a theory that literally no one on this board has read W&M
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Are there any fiction books that explore masculinity similar to Fight Club?
Searching for books on masculinity brings up shit. Pic related.
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72% chance you're depressed or lonely. Going the anime-nazi route will only further degrade your ability to introspect and you'll become more of a joke because of it. Just start to fucking lift and don't eat like a pig all the time. All the other mystical Jungian bullshit will come naturally.
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>>9050057
>Going the anime-nazi route will only further degrade your ability to introspect
You're wrong and I speak from experience.
The farther one falls away from themselves, the better they will see themselves when they turn aound again.
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>>9050057
There's nothing wrong with OP also seeking out some masculine role models and philosophy, or even just anything related to masculinity in general.
Modern media rejects the masculine image completely. If one wants to immerse themselves in anything traditionally masculine these days theyre going to have to search for it. I dont see anything wrong with that desu.
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Can there be a case made for staying on welfare to dedicate time to pursuing a writing career? Surely all that free time can be used to rapidly accelerate your reading, studying literary skill, and crafting your masterpiece.
Disclaimer; I am happily employed. I am asking this as a hypothetical situation.
I imagine if I truly craved a writing career, I would quit my job, spend all my time at the library and contribute once my pursuit gets off the ground.
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>>9049832
Polite bump for my cretinous question
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>>9049832
I mean JK Rowling did it
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>>9049832
I've been wondering a similar, but more extreme question, OP. Is it ethical for one to stay indefinitely on welfare, if living modestly, still being active and healthy (eg, no 600 lb), and while contributing in myriad other ways (art, social gestures, not clogging traffic, blogs, etc)? How much labor must be saved by machines (and wageslaves overseas...) until we allow ourselves to make strides in other directions than base efficiency?
For the record, I've never taken gov't assistance; just hypothetical.
Reminder that THREE HUNDRED PRINTED COPIES of this book exist, as published from that Lulu site.
Blows my fucking mind
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>>9049424
>mfw I wrote one of the most popular stories in this book
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>tfw you contributed to a great work of art
>and it was in the purest way
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>>9049424
We should write another one but make it good
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The Brothers Karamazov seemed bizarrely overrated, particularly compared to Dostoevsky's other work. For the first two Parts it was very powerful, but Part III was relatively dull and Part IV was almost completely stagnant and uninventive.
The introductory character portraits were fantastic, but the character development, with the exception of Dmitri, was pretty much nonexistent. The writing also becomes painfully didactic whenever socialist characters speak (Rakitin, Krasotkin).
The first couple acts were filled with excellent scenes: Father Zosima blessing the peasant women, Ivan's poem about the grand inquisitor and his arguments against Christianity, Alyosha's conversation with Snegiryov, the meeting with Zosima at the beginning of the novel, Fyodor Pavlovich talking about how he abused Alyosha and Ivan's mother, and several others. In the last couple acts there are only two or three episodes on par with any of these.
At first Alyosha is a very distinct, interesting character, but in the last two acts he becomes an errand boy whose personality has limited bearing on his interactions. Illyusha's disease is, for the most part, tactlessly sentimental, and Krasotkin's ideological salvation is perhaps understandable because he's 13 and thirsty for respect, but still pathetically lazy in terms of set up and writing. Ivan barely shows up in the second half of the book, his meetings with the crippled girl are unexplained, and he ends up in a completely unresolved state, without really even being ideologically confronted by other characters. The meeting between Ivan and the devil was very disappointing, too. Katya is a cunt.
Also, the prosecutor's speech is practically 25 pages of recap. Defense attorney's speech was excellent, and was the highlight of the fourth Act in my opinion, but it was a pain to get to.
It was also thematically unfocused, and basically was a package of a bunch of Dostoevsky's reactionary ideas that didn't come together cohesively or unify in any sense, much like the subplots different characters had.
All things considered, Crime and Punishment was much, much better.
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Even Fyodor himself admits he gets long winded here and there, so its ok to hate some parts
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>>9049007
>yet ANOTHER pleb thinking that he's "too good" for literature without actually understanding it
Nice "youtube movie review" level analysis you fucking idiot. I actually laughed at "character development." I'd just like to remind you that it's not that Dostoevsky isn't good enough for you, you're not good enough for Dostoevsky.
>muh muh subjective opinion!!!
yeah yeah, kill yourself
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>>9049115
That was a very well reasoned defense of the novel. I'm certain that you like the book on its own merits and not because it's considered a masterpiece, and you could defend it if you chose to do so.
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Fantasy
Selected:
>https://i.imgur.com/r688cPe.jpg
General:
>https://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg
Flowchart:
>https://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg
Science Fiction
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>https://i.imgur.com/A96mTQX.jpg
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>https://i.imgur.com/r55ODlL.jpg
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NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books:
>https://i.imgur.com/IJxTQBL.jpg
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Parker's Scavenger Trilogy. Anyone familiar?
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old savage sword comics pretty good
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Kellhus did nothing wrong
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What does /lit/ think of Walter Kaufmann? Was he a good scholar or did he sanitize Nietzsche for liberal America?
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>>9048800
As I'm a native German speaker, I don't have to rely on his translation in order to read NEET-zsche, but from what I've heard, yeah, he did basically make him sound softer and less "controversial" than he actually was. Could be wrong though, so take it with a grain of salt desu.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3IR46VCY4FCI8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0691160260#R3IR46VCY4FCI8
>By: lenazifrog
okay which one of you did this
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>>9048846
*casts his gaze innocently to the ground*
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Which publisher does the worst covers and why is it Wordsworth Classics?
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Bumping with this monstrosity
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>>9048285
wait...
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Is Chomsky literally the only credible figure in existence to have argued at any length that respectable mainstream news outlets in the west are actually ideologically biased and indeed propagandised? And has anyone of any repute made criticisms of that sort about the BBC?
From my reasonably extensive searching it looks like it's Chomsky and absolutely no one else, and it seems like no one is willing to speak a word against the BBC (unless they're just a thatcherite looking to justify destroying it). I'd like to be wrong, and if I am, what have I missed?
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>>9046259
NICK LAND
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>>9046259
A lot of philosophers don't bother to say it; they premise that if that you're not an idiot, you'll understand as much already. Take Foucault, e.g.
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>>9046259
Why the fuck does anyone actually watch CNN? Fucking normies, man.