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What are his best books?
I have yet to read Hegel (only on Aristotle on my journey so far), so I would like both his funny meme books and ones that are more related to the discussion of modern events.
Stick to Hegel.
>>7389737
b-but funny meme books :(
>>7389741
Look, no one is going to stop you from reading them, but if what you're looking for is knowledge, or at least a better comprehension of Zizek's and Hegelian philosophy you have to start from the bottom.
Aristotle is good too.
Who is the most pessemisitic or depressing philosopher/poet/novelist you can think of?
>>7389668
Schopenhauer
>>7389668
T.S. Eliot, Lovecraft.
>“They didn’t have to do that”
Is there anything in a creative work that “has” to be done? The favorite thing that analysts love to point out is that “Oh, the blue curtains have to mean something, the author didn’t have to make them blue, but they choose to. They choose to make the curtains blue over something else”
Is it not possible that the artist wrote "He stood upon the stepladder" not because it represented the character rising in moral standing but simply because the character needed to reach something...
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>>7389632
I always thought the curtains being blue was a garbage example to be used for this whole thing. The author could have made the curtains blue to set a mood, and I never see this brought up by either authorfags or deaththereoffags.
>>7389643
It's the only example /lit/ has, so they continually rehash it.
You think us capable of creating new arguments?
>>7389839
learn a real rigorous discipline, faggot
So /lit/, do you have the feel that some books you just can't read in public? I've always felt that way with few books, for example the bible or the divine comedy, and was wondering if it was only me.
>just bought pic related, it is in brazil-portuguese.
I read the God Delusion at my Christian grandfather's funeral. Keks were had.
>>7389611
your edges shine through horizont
A guy in one of my graduate literature classes started the semester carrying around Ulysses, and ended up carrying in Infinite Jest on one of the last days.
As long as you aren't that guy you can read most things in public.
Is it better to persevere with writing something you have begun writing but lost interest in
or
begin something new that you are interested in?
Always finish what you start.
>>7390495
no -- sometimes what i started was absolute trash
You probably lost interest in it because it sucked. I don't see much point in finishing a piece of shit, but do whatever you want, homo.
How do you guys keep your political views out of your writing?
Been working on some genre fiction because it's my jam and It keeps turning into a battle against socialism.
>>7389531
Americans really like shit
Just have interesting political views and don't strawman, don't appear overly bias or at least do it well.
>>7389531
>and It keeps turning into a battle against socialism.
I would advise reading books about Socialism so you realise it isn't a childish battle between good and evil.
