>all these pseuds forcing themselves to read the 'science' of bronze age thinkers like Aristotle
>focusing on internalizing classics like Homer or the Bible simply because of their influence when the influenced is actually available and approachable (and relevant)
>committing to memory the insane ramblings of continental philosophers like Nietzsche or Kant who intentionally wrote obscurantist non-sense a la syphilis/autism
>mfw happily reading Pratchett
You're not enlightened or clever, you just have reading comprehension problems.
>>9953369
I know you are but what am I?
>>9953369
Spare yourself all that painful affectation anon and enjoy literature.
A short but edifying read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amour-propre
>>9953291
Why not both? I'm reading the Bible and a fun crime novel right now.