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What are some essential philosophy books? It doesn't matter what timeframe
>>7465298
>It doesn't matter what timeframe
not true. the "timeframe," as you so inelegantly put it, matters a great deal. indeed, it all depends on just where you begin. that is to say, with whom you begin.
>>7465308
all the major ones
>>7465298
>tfw no trebuchet
I did not even know I wanted this
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>On the mood to read something with a nice, immersive story
>Decide to read this
>Call me Ishmael
>Describes every man as a horny gay guy
>Every other chapter stops to talk about some useless nonsense
Story is pretty enjoyable, though. But fuck, I'm on page 200 and I suspect I've only really read about 100.
Does it ever stop?
>>Describes every man as a horny gay guy
>projecting off the charts
>>7465173
I wish, man. I don't care if the protagonist is gay or not, but for fucks sake.
>>7465170
>>Describes every man as a horny gay guy
that's just male friendship, admiration and bonding, nothing gay about that.
>>Every other chapter stops to talk about some useless nonsense
Those useless chapters usually have some sort of philosophical nugget in them or practical info that helps the story out later on.
Finish it. The ending is amazing and redeems much of the "boring" parts.
Why do people get triggered by black people playing white parts in Shakespearean plays? The plays have been performed over hundreds of years in a ton of interpretations, including changing the setting to latter times. If all variety is strictly forbidden, then do the plays have to be performed with same proper accent as well? they generally aren't.
I saw the film "Titus" and it was far different from how Titus Andronicus would look in Shakespeare's time, but it was probably one of the best stagings of it ever done.
I recently got into a heated argument because I mentioned that people thought it would be cool if Idris Elba played James Bond. His argument was "It was written in the past and it's about an english gentleman! He should be white!" when I pointed out that doesn't necessarily mean anything, especially now, he just kept repeating that "it was written at that time". His girlfriend intervened, so we stopped arguing, but I wonder what he would have said if I had pointed out that James Bond has always been a modern character and his new films take place...
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>Why do people get triggered by black people playing white parts in Shakespearean plays?
Because its only ever blacks. If theatres/studios ever actually cared about positive racial representation they'd include actors of all races and not just the stereotypical black man replacing a white man and the asian women replacing the white women? I'm probably biased in being an asian male, but it does offend me when we are essentially ignored in 99% of all media. In my opinion, including black actors in theatre/film is just fetishization of...
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>>7464996
maybe there aren't any asian male actors? I don't think studios have a limitless supply of actors that can play a particular role and still be good at it, especially in theatre.
Theatre people aren't racist.
Imagine a life where you have never had to excel at anything. You have never desired success or felt admiration for someone great. There has been no desire to surpass the great, nothing beyond mere existence.
You are bored as per usual, posting about how you look and never deriving any happiness from these posts. All you do is feed your need to denigrate your equals and superiors. The past year has been dull and mundane, spending your time reading about people's lives, people you have never met. You sit there, developing a smell, posture and outlook.
Then...
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>>7464535
>Imagine
>exertion of will is inherently virtuous and therefore desirable
Oh, you poor guy. It must be hard being you.
>>7464535
I do not think I have felt actual ambition in my life. To me I am just a thing that happens. My friend is deeply saddened by this, she considers me talented. She is somewhat talented herself, albeit not terribly, but moreso ambitious. I think we compliment each other. She envies me for my potential, I envy her for her will.
But wait, how in the name of fuck is this literature?
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