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>>8601478
The only one that looks half decent is Arabian Nights. I don't know about the quality of the books, but I would assume not that great since I always see these books on sale at B&N

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:30:36 Post No.8601507
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They're worth 20 bucks or whatever. I have a few.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:35:24 Post No.8601522
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:35:24 Post No.8601522 [Report]

They're probably fine for if you want a Folio Society/Easton Press style "premium book" without the premium price. However the main disadvantage of those types of books is that you're pretty much required to install individual book plinths with a glass case and lighting for each one. So unless you've got a McMansion or live in a warehouse, it'll take up a lot of floor space.

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2016-10-09 21:13:11 Post No.8601463
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:13:11 Post No. 8601463 [Report] [View this topic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUvB1ygPbw

What did he mean by this?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:28:32 Post No.8601503
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>>8601463
What did he mean by this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpnLoBQgGw

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:28:45 Post No.8601504
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dolan tramp :DDDDD

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>>8601463
What's not to get?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:05:03 Post No. 8601429 [Report] [View this topic]

Alright I've just finished rolling a fat Afghan kush blunt and I've sealed my room. About to read this bad boy for the first time, what the fuck am I in for?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:08:02 Post No.8601441
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>>8601429

A depression.

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>>8601429

I lost

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:09:54 Post No.8601452
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>>8601429
it's such a trippy book dude
put on some phish and enjoy the ride
namaste

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Should I learn French or German? 2016-10-09 21:03:41 Post No.8601426
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Should I learn French or German? Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:03:41 Post No. 8601426 [Report] [View this topic]

I need to know a foreign language for doctoral school in pure Mathematics. I like German. But the most nearby CC only has French. There's a CC in the city that teaches German but I don't really want to spend the extra time and fare on public transit unless it's actually worth it.

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:05:35 Post No.8601431
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I think German is the 2nd or first most used language in sciences and maths so I would go with that one but French wouldn't be bad either

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:06:38 Post No.8601437
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:06:38 Post No.8601437 [Report]

What do you want to use the language for? In terms of literature it's a tough call.

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>>8601426
French

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Seneca Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:55:45 Post No. 8601396 [Report] [View this topic]

What does /lit/ think of pic-related compared to other prominent Stoics such as Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Cicero?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:12:53 Post No.8601461
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I've only ever read On the Shortness of Life and his letters to Lucilius I like his critical style. He spoke some very wise words. Now I wanna re-read him, thanks.

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>>8601396
They all helped me deal with some tough moments in life, so I can never call him bad or useless. In fact, I don't think it's possible to read a stoic philosopher and not find at least something useful or wise. It remains a timeless school of thought, even with all it's tenants that are impossible to follow these days.

Seneca's letters are great to come back to every now and then. Reading one a day myself, just to make sure I don't let shit beyond my control bother me too much. I haven't read other stuff by him (yet), so I can't comment.

Seneca and Aurelius write in a very personal style. Aurelius makes notes for himself only and Seneca's letters are for a friend, so they are also intimate by default. It might be worth keeping that in mind. In other words: you might not find it all applicable to your own life.

Still worth reading, even if for that short feeling of being disburdened by his words.

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>>8601396

Cicero was not a Stoic, please stop denigrating the memory of this great man by associating him with a pleb philosophy he was way too smart to subscribe to.

Cicero was an Academic Skeptic with some Stoic sympathies. He revered Plato more than he revered any of the Stoics.

Anyway Seneca is a way better read than Marcus Aurelius and I've never read Epictetus. Seneca was a master stylist.

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2016-10-09 20:25:28 Post No.8601309
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:25:28 Post No. 8601309 [Report] [View this topic]

Three enter. One leaves.

Who gets the intellectual heavyweight crown between these three philosophers?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:28:36 Post No.8601317
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>>8601309
Land and Molyneaux spend half the time picking apart minor inconsistencies in each others' theses while Zizek sneaks up behind and fists them

Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:30:10 Post No.8601320
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:30:10 Post No.8601320 [Report]

all three are ideology shills, who dupe their audience, so idk

Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:32:57 Post No.8601330
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:32:57 Post No.8601330 [Report]

hopefully all of them die

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2016-10-09 20:24:24 Post No.8601305
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:24:24 Post No. 8601305 [Report] [View this topic]

Does Japan have enough great literature to make it worth it to learn the language, when combined with their great films like Ningen no jōken?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:15:29 Post No.8601639
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:15:29 Post No.8601639 [Report]

no but they have a lot of great anime

Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:46:34 Post No.8601746
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:46:34 Post No.8601746 [Report]

If not, it's worth it for the untranslated eroge.

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>>8601305
There is no creativity in their flock. The answer is no.

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Recently lost my girlfriend. 2016-10-09 20:10:17 Post No.8601265
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Recently lost my girlfriend. Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:10:17 Post No. 8601265 [Report] [View this topic]

Never be Afraid to lose her.

You must not fear. Fear is the love-killer. Fear is the ego-triumph that brings abject loneliness. You will face your fear. You will permit it to pass over and through you. And when your ego-fear is gone you will turn and face your lover, and only your heart will remain. You will walk away from her when she has violated your integrity, and you will let her walk when her heart is closed to you. She who can destroy you, controls you. Don’t give her that power over yourself. Love yourself before you love her.

Thoughts?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:24:56 Post No.8601306
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>>8601277

think hes a Dunefag

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>>8601277
this desu

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>>8601277
it's from dune you fucking woman. only a woman wouldn't recognize this. get fucking raped.

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 19:44:23 Post No. 8601185 [Report] [View this topic]

I hate him so much. All he writes is cornball anachronistic Looney Toons humor wrapped up in pretension. Why on God's name do people shill him so hard?

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Anonymous 2016-10-09 20:22:49 Post No.8601303
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