if you were a nominalist who thought that all universals don't really exist, but are made up by particulars, why would you think particulars exist? aren't they, at another level, universals themselves?
if "man" is really just the name of all the particular men, isn't each man really the name for all of his body parts, etc.?
>this man puts Salinger above Faulkner, and Robbe-Grillet above Céline
>>9861660
The only writer who's opinions of other writers matter is Borges.
Read Nabokov's work, not his views.
>>9861660
What's wrong with that?
>>9861682
Nabokov's opinions can be annoying, but less so than his works (I have only read Pale Fire and Lolita). Anyway, I enjoy reading all kinds of opinions.
Verlaine has great opinions too.
Anyone else make notes? I got some science books that I have to take notes of. How can I make better notes? How many pages of notes do you do? How often do you take notes?
Mind maps works for me.
>>9861503
I take notes but rarely refer to them. Just writing it down helps me.
It's the catalogue or exhibition book from this degas: a new vision exhibit at the MFAH.
thanks bros
>>9861442
you should be able to contact the exhibit and they'll charge you however much it costs at the exhibit plus shipping.
>>9861448
thanks man but they're long sold out, the exhibit was like 6 months ago and I need it for my girls birthday...
thanks though
>>9861442
Seems to be available in Australia
https://www.foliobooks.com.au/product/degas-a-new-vision/
I'm interested in "the pillars of the earth"
It's good? Is the author worth reading?
>>9861335
Dunno lol
game of thrones without dragons and with masonry
I really enjoyed it. But I last read it over 10 years ago.
You just accepted into both the Academy and the Lyceum next semester.
Which do you choose attend?
>>9861333
flip a coin
>>9861333
Neither. I don't want to be brainwashed by paedophiles.
>>9861333
Lyceum because fuck Plato.
What are some good books on racial biology?
I'm reading de Gobineau at the moment and I was blown away and then some.
Was thinking of reading The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex next?. Maybe some anon who has read it can assist me.
How does one go about writing a female character in my novel so that I'm not called sexist, if I never go outside to talk to women and never will, and in reality really hate them but don't want to get shamed in public for being a misogynist?
>>9861127
write a normal character and arbitrarily make them female instead of writing a female character
Just write the story will all male characters then when it's finished go back and change one or two at random to female. Just use Find&Replace for the names and switch the pronouns. Don't make any other changes. Feminism is predicated on a deep seething hatred for women and envy of men. By presenting men with female names you will fulfill the feminist impulse in their imaginations in a way that reality never can.
>>9861127
Stop caring about being called sexist. Caring about that is where you fail.
Just finished reading pic related and enjoyed it a lot. Look for more books like it. Not so much of the "road to serfdom"/"wealth of nations" books but more historical from and economic view point. Thinking about the Nixon shock or stagflation timeline. Any suggestions/favorite books on the topic?
what book are you reading to-day /lit/?
>>9860916
>3 months later still on the Greeks
When do I move on? There's so much stuff...
>>9860916
get your fucking shoes off the carpet! Are you a fucking savage?
>>9860916
>it's another "I've bought a bunch of books that were displayed in the bestsellers showcase because I have literally no education" stack
Some time ago anon posted something about Giorgio Manganelli. He's a God of Italian Prose and I love him. I just wanted to say thank you, /lit/. I love you faggots
yep. i remember. i bought La Palude Definitiva thanks to that Anon.
Thank you, Anon. Wherever you are.
>>9860841
If we get enough replies, we could turn this thread in an Italian avant-guarde thread (discussing less known great Italian writers like Arbasino, Manganelli and Gadda).
PS Centuria is the shit
Why are the works of female philosophers not recognized as much as men's works, even when they have been influential??
E.g.
>Anne Conway
English philosopher whose work, in the tradition of the Cambridge Platonists, was an influence on Gottfried Leibniz. Conway's thought is original as it is rationalist philosophy, with hallmarks of gynocentric concerns and patterns, and in that sense it was unique among seventeenth-century systems.[1]
>Damaris Cudworth Masham
English theological writer and advocate for women's education who is characterized as a proto-feminist. She overcame some weakness of eyesight and lack of access to formal higher education to win high regard among eminent thinkers of her time. With an extensive correspondence, she published two works, A Discourse Concerning the Love of God (1696) and Thoughts in reference to a Vertuous or Christian Life (1705). She is particularly noted for her long, mutually-influential friendship with the philosopher John Locke.
>Christine of Pizan
Her early and later allegorical and didactic treatises reflect both autobiographical information about her life and views and also her own individualized and humanist approach to the scholastic learned tradition of mythology, legend, and history she inherited from clerical scholars and to the genres and courtly or scholastic subjects of contemporary French and Italian poets she admired. Supported and encouraged by important royal French and English patrons, she influenced 15th-century English poetry. Her success stems from a wide range of innovative writing and rhetorical techniques that critically challenged renowned writers such as Jean de Meun, author of the Romance of the Rose, which she criticized as immoral.
>Elisabeth of the Palatinate
She influenced many key figures and philosophers, most notably René Descartes. She is most famous for questioning Descartes' idea of Dualism, or the mind being separate from the body, in addition to questioning his theories regarding communication between the mind and body. The written correspondence of Descartes and Elisabeth is regarded as an important philosophical document, giving insight into the theoretical debates of the 17th century.
Being influential doesn't automatically mean being good.
I've read several non-fiction books written by women, like history and biology, but philosophy is hardly my thing. I tried Mary Midgley, but haven't finished that and might never do. Will take a look these, thanks for sharing them.
>>9860832
Because they are in reality neither influential nor important. Those female philosophers and theologians that actually are important and influential are widely read- Catharine of Sienna, Teresa of Avila, G. E. M. Amscombe, Edith Stein, Simone Weil get plenty of recognition.
Läser ni något på skandinaviska?
Några tips på bra svensk/dansk/norsk litteratur? Vi må inte ha den största litteraturhistorien men det gynnar oss att vi kan ta del av hela skandinaviens litterära värld (det tar inte mycket att lära sig att läsa på de andra språken)
>inb4 some edgelord posts the quran
>>9860808
This thread was moved to >>>/int/78053527
I've been searching for this everywhere and I can't seem to find it. The only place is amazon for 150$ and I'm not paying this.
Can anyone upload it somewhere? Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWE17GqibI
>>9860783
Bump