Hey, /lit/ can you recommend me books that deal with the basics of logic?
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intro to elementary basic logic 101 for dipshits the book the video game
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>I use the word "Orwellian"
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>anything being objectively better/worse
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>anytype of pill meme
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>the allegory of the cave
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I do that, but only when I'm referring to what I think are examples of Newspeak in the real world.
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>And thennn... he turned into a bug! Haha
Dropped this shit hella quick family
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>he fell for the meme
Stick to his short stories, you unbearable faggot.
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>Not sticking to parables
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>>8266288
>the premise is not quotidian or realistic, therefore the entire message of the book should be neglected
you fucking moron. Pick it back up.
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> The Great Gatsby
> he's a whiny beta manlet
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> Knausgaard's My Struggle
> he has white privilege
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> Malcolm X autobiography
> no treasure to be found
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> Infinite Jest
> it ends, the jest is finite
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>munchausen trilemma
is this some meme on the rise i missed out?
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Yes you miss so many dank memes if you just focus on finding hat and frog pictures
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>>8266264
If the inherently self-destructive nature of logic is a meme then yes.
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>>8266278
*tips*
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Now that the dust has settled, what did /lit/ think of the Holy Bible?
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'the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me unto the ground' the prose is so good
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Genesis 15:9 - The Lord answered, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat, three years old, a ram three years old, a turtle dove and a young pigeon.”
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Was God just a temperamental artist?
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Hey guys, looking for fiction dealing with historical characters or events. The degree of historical accuracy can vary, I don't really mind, but I'm not looking for history books, just fiction. I'll get this started with a couple of examples and hopefully I'll get some good recs out of this. Also, no pleb shit, please.
So, my first thought is Memoirs of Hadrian, great prose, great rhythm, very introspective. Don't know how accurate it is because I know nothing about Hadrian, but the setting is pretty immersive.
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Next one is The Death of Virgil, of course it's not historically accurate at all I'd say since nothing really happens, we just get to meander through Virgil's thoughts on the days prior to his death. Still, incredible book, highly recommended.
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and my last rec, The Agony and The Ectsasy. Pretty solid read, though this one is loaded with dates and facts about Michelangelo's life, starting from before his birth. It gives a pretty good glimpse at the social aspect of life in those times.
If anybody knows some good historical fiction set in ancient greece, I'd highly appreciate it.
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All of Shakespeare's history plays
/lit/ I need your help
I submitted three chapters I've written of a novel to an agency. They replied sooner than I imagined saying they are very interested to read the rest. What do I do?
I work 9 hours a day and commute so I won't be able to write the rest of it for months.
Please help.
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>>8266068
Fess up and hope they work with you or take the L and remember to actually finish your shit before sending it out.
Have a nice day!
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>>8266081
I'm not lying. The image perfectly represents my interior duality, one part of me wanting to quit and finish the novel, the other determined to both work a full-time job and complete a novel.
The agency said it would take 3 months to reply, but they got back to me within two weeks. I just wasn't expecting this at all.
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>>8266083
I really don't want to miss my chance here. At the moment I am considering not replying for three months and then saying something like "oh my god, I did not expect you to reply so soon! Here's my novel! Thanks!"
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Does anyone here sometimes regret becoming /lit/? It's a bit disheartening when you realize that 98% of all books are pretty shit. Every book I get recommended by friends or family is terrible. I'm kind of jealous that they can get so much enjoyment out of it and have such a wide range of books to choose from.
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You're not even /lit/.
There, I just made you feel worse.
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fpbp
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98% is seriously lowballing it.
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>I don't read for plot
>I read translations
Which one should I choose, anons?
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What?
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whether you're reading for plot or prose, both are trash
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I read for font. Come at me.
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What does /lit/ think of Friedrich August Hayek?
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He wrote papers for David Rocefeller while the latter was attending the London School of Economics.
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Mick Jagger's favorite economist.
Thats all I know about him
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>>8265901
He's a hack that inspired a cult.
To understand Hayek you must abandon all implements of reason and praise all that glorifies the late Austrian Empire.
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What do I do with the added knowledge and wisdom from reading? 2016-07-11 12:49:24 Post No.8265900
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What do I do with the added knowledge and wisdom from reading?
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In the grand scheme of thing reading (aside from entertainment) seems like a waste. How can I convert the knowledge I gain from reading into money?
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Who cares about money, aim for virtue and power.
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But, if you read enough youll realize monies lack of value, thats what an raynd taught me atleast.
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>>8265908
>Money lacks value.
>Ayn Rand.
Pick one nigger.
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How can philosophy boil down to anything other than assertions + marketing when the Munchhausen trilemma clearly shows that all philosophies are based on feelings?
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It also shows that scientific objectives are based on feelings too?
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>feelings/reason dichotomy
Did you ever really think about the above, or do you just blindly regurgitate every single meaningless trope society has ever fed you?
All ethics can be reduced to feels. Everything normative can be reduced to feels. That does not make it unsound.
Philosophy teaches you to think critically and rigorously. It may even teach you the virtue to stop being a frogposter.
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>>8265768
I didn't say feels were unsound. But obviously deciding what is sound or not is based on feels.
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r8 my grandmother's book stack
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Having cookies at grandma's house OP?
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pleb as fuck
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the strokes
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Westeros through stereotype glasses 2016-07-11 08:51:30 Post No.8265550
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Westeros through stereotype glasses
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So /lit what do you think about my interpretation of Martins Song of Ice and Fire?
Let’s begin with the bottom:
>Dorne: Territory of House Martell, obviously stands for southern Europeans, they look like Europeans with mostly brown skin
>Reach: Territory of House Tyrell, definitely France: Full of gay knights but sexy manipulative women
>Westerlands: Territory of House Lannister, treacherous incest bastards, whose main effort is to gather power - so obviously Britain
>Iron Islands: Territory of House Greyjoy, brutal idiots who aren’t able to build up a functioning economy so they rape and plunder everything everywhere – Scandinavian Vikings
>The north: Territory of House Stark, humble people highly influenced by the Germanic skin shifter meme but there are also abominations like the Boltons – definitely early medieval Germany
>Beyond the Wall (Wildlings, not the others): These are actually white niggers; they look like whites but live like cave men – so definitely Russians or general Slavs
>The Rest are Arabs and Sandniggers, except the Dothraki, who are basically red skinned niggers who fight more or less like the Golden Horde/Mongolians
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God, is this whole board entirely pretentious faggots?
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