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Kierkegaard

>>8338046
First Division of Being and Time, particularly chapter four on the They.

>>8338046
jargon of authenticity by adorno, you cuck

analytical

Not a native, but I'm pretty fond of the word "valour".

>>8337929
The anglo-saxon derived words are the best.

I really like "ought"

>>8337817
To increase their cultural capital.

There are various reasons why people get into making art, often times a mix of these:

- Narcissism
- Economics

Writers depend, socially and economically, on being perceived as intellectual, and they think a way to do this is by name dropping.

Even people who get into writing for other reasons, or less for the reasons above still fall victim to this.

-People who love storycraft, prose, etc, who enjoy the act of writing: - they see other writers name dropping, get praised, become successful, and so they believe this is what people enjoy, so they incorporate it into their work.

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>>8337817
>the worst offenders always seem to know the least about what they're discussing

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this is the worst offense, but idk if he knows what he's discussing because I didnt get 97% of the namedrops in this

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>They're very honorable people
Surely, the Japanese would never lie to us.

>>8337750
there is an undeniable pleasure in slow reading, philosophical works and dense literature practically demands to be read slow and to be thoroughly digested.

>>8337750
what a bunch of bullshit

I didn't care for Americanah

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>>8337718
>female negro

Good? Yes, she has a good ear and a keen eye despite being the very neolib that she's condeming. But a first-rate writer? Absolute fucking nonsense. Compared to /lit/'s general taste she's a third-rate hack who can't see past her own skin color and gifted pedigree.

>>8337710
>destitution
What did he mean by this?

>>8337733
As in living by begging.

>>8337710
Why is dostoevsky so patrician?

>>8337694
Aristotle and Cicero both had rhetoric books. You might check those out.

Kenneth Burke is definitely the big boss of 20th century rhetoric. Can't go wrong with any of his works.

>>8337694
any book of famous speeches

also, lend me your ears by max atkinson has a good section about rhetoric

Only his own deal.

Nobody ever cared enough about him to take his picture.

He likes to call every thing that he dislikes spooks when he is the ultimate spook

If you need a book to do if, you'll never so it

>>8337590
the holy bible

>>8337590

It's a different book for everyone.

>>8337523
My gf stormed out of a bookstore that recommended it. I'd trust her.

>>8337557
Damn I may have made a mistake.

>>8337523
I thought the first word was "FATTIES" lol

King Lear

Oblomov

>>8337514
if you like theater you should read the Misanthrope

Great thread, faggot.

I actually can agree with this. The style of Infinite Jest is unbearable.

>>8337509
By this he referred to the disunity between mind and matter. The deans have grown disconnected to the world, their thinking brains unable to converse with the actual world, which is why such a drama develops during the next few pages. Also Hal is just a pompous motherfucker

>>8337503
No evidence whatsoever. The connection between his work and Nazism was fabricated by his sister. Nietzsche spoke out against both nationalism and anti-semitism.

his sister did something to his unpublished works

>>8337503
Nieztche
>we are blinded by our inability to deal with taking responsibility for our actions
>the ideal man is one who creates his own identity, and looks to the future to create a better world himself that shaped with his own meaning
>neither God, nor alcohol, nor collective ideas of what "should be" can hinder this process
>as such, positivism is one of the evils of this process as it ignores your sense of self, which is like a child who explores all that the world has to offer. Only then can you discover how the world really is

Nazis and the volksgeist movement
>MUH HERITAGE
>MUH PROTECTION OF GERMAN NATION
>MUH COUNTRY
>MUH WORK IS FREEDOM
>MUH GERMAN SUPREMACY
>MUH RACIAL SUPREMACY
>MUH WORLD-VIEW IS SCIENTIFIC
>MUH ITS ALL THE JEWS AND GAYS FAULT

I think thats a conclusive no and don't let Christian reactionaries tell you otherwise.

Also don't take my word for it. Even casual peruse through both camps can tell you they are completely different.

>>8337464
Ensconce yourself in your room to hasten the reading and improve your focus on the tawdry Greek literature.

They feel like mental lacerations, but you must be obdurate. This torture cannot be reprieved. Once you've absolved yourself of this punishment, people will say "wow how creditable." Your life will be blatantly be better.

>>8337464
>ACTUALLY reading the greeks
>anotheronebitesthememe.mp3

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>>8337486

>>8337457
seeing the books on my shelf reminds me of my reading experience.

>>8337480
only acceptable answer

>>8337480
A bookshelf is great but doesn't same the same purpose as sites meant to record and rate.

Not to mention not everyone physically buys everything they read.