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>>10021743
>wanting a Norton Critical edition as an ebook

>>10021804
I'm poor anon.

>>10021823
1. Get a job.
2. Try the library.
3. Be content with some other edition.

>>10021686
no sage

>>10021925
,

>>10021686
Zoe Quinn couldnt writer her way out of a meaningless sex scandal.

The closest things to what you ask are in applied ethics:

https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/

But philosophy is about the questions.

>>10021655
Not really, as very little philosophy is actually used for anything. On the other hand, a properly-maintained "scientific consensus" for biology is important as it informs a lot of thought, laws/regulation and technology. So it needs to be accurate and highly scrutinised.

Really validity is a philosophical thing, you can be valid within a given path of thought and/or corresponding application but not objectively, for all.

>>10021736
t. Stemfag

>>10021616
maybe do something about it in meatspace?

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>>10021587
Das Capital.

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>>10021591
Junky

>>10021578
gravity's rainbow
+
Principi di Scienza Nuova d’intorno alla Comune Natura delle Nazioni

teach your prof something

On Conic Sections

Sex Motorcycle

REALLY show your teacher something.

The Enneads by Plotinus
Being and Time by Martin Heidegger

>>10021572
Oh those wascawwy Jews!

>>10021550
The first 100/150 pages most people find very difficult in comparison to the rest of the book. Apparently something Gass did purposefully so only certain people would read the whole thing.

Reading earlier works of his to familiarise yourself with his style would help: Omensetters Luck is usually recommended but I'd say 'In the Heart of the Heart of the Country' the collection by Nyrb would be a better choice; gives you an idea of his more realistic style in 'The Pedersen Kid' - which reappears in the tunnel in the sections about Planmantee's daughter, Uncle Balt etc. - and of his more experimental works: 'icicles, and the titular story.

Despite what certain people on here will tell you the tunnel is very much worth reading and you should persevere

Well what did you expect.

I'll never understand why people are so hard for Rothfuss' worthless word vomit though.

>>10021493
What exactly were you expecting? It's reddit. That's like getting fucked up the ass then being surprised the other dude is gay.

jesus christ i managed to really fuck this post up

>>10021475
>wants validation of a Mongolian panda-raising online forum to validate himself
go fuck yourself

>>10021482
no nigger

im asking if some genre of books are completely awful and poorly written

i realized im a child for wanting to read sci fi and was wondering if for the most part if it's trash

>>10021461
>And how long, do you think, it would take?
The it is a fluid concept. You will be reading long before you read fluently understanding nuance and without having to use a dictionary.

Two hours of study per day means 730 hours in a year. That's a steady foundation, and by that point you can certainly already be on your way working through Les Misérables if you wish. Also, don't neglect pronunciation. Read out loud to yourself. Don't start reading Les Misérables (or some other novel of choice) too early because frustration can be a motivation killer.

Assimil French with Ease is a good beginner course followed up by Assimil Using French after that. Fun dialogues, stress-free learning, and an easy way to practice your pronunciation by repeating the dialogues. Also get a (slim) grammar book for reference.

>what does it feel like when you read in French, in comparison to English
I read fluently in eleven languages, but this question doesn't really make sense to me. Does understanding in different languages feel different? I don't think so. It feels good to learn to understand new things, it feels good to reflect on what you've learned and what abilities you've cultivated, but just in the ordinary practice (doing) of reading, I don't think feels are language-specific.

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>>10021543
>read fluently in eleven languages
Do tell, anon, how'd you get about doing that?
Would love to see where your foundations were placed
t. current French and soon-to-be Spanish abecedarian

French is worth it, no doubt. French literature is the only literature that gives English literature a run for its money... well, up until people like Derrida and Foucault started to be published. It's been mostly shit since then. Even Houellebecq's nowhere near as good as the earlier writers, though he's still great reading. He's very easy in French for a beginner, by the way.

Great thread.

>>10021387
Is this Nick Land's homeless brother or something?

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muh hyperobjects

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>I need dicks

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Philip Kerr is muy dope. Particularly the Berlin Noir Trilogy.