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What are some good books on Nihilism?
fiction and non-fiction are welcome
none because true nihilists don't write since it's pointless
>>7856369
this.
how to get out of this nihilist trap? i want to be a writer.
I need to brush up on my history. What are some of the strongest books about Roman history?
>>7855198
Plutarch parallel lives, at least Caesar and Cato
>>7855218
thanks man, this looks very relevant.
>>7855198
Titus Livius
ITT Rollin for author's names
>>7875165
Rollin' for my new pen name.
>>7875167
>not Waldo Jeffers
Rolleroo
Can you recommend any authors of literary fiction with conservative and/or reactionary themes?
>>7870668
Why yes, yes I can, OP. You should especially look into the works of Dostoevsky.
>>7870668
Dosto, Gass, Gaddis (only socially for gaddis).
>>7870676
This is a meme; please don't derail the thread by responding to this memeposter.
>>7847157
>You guys aren't to be trusted, First Law is unreadable garbage edition
Recommendation Charts:
>Fantasy
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/3v2oXAY.jpg
General: http://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg
Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg
>Sci-Fi
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/A96mTQX.jpg
General: http://i.imgur.com/r55ODlL.jpg / http://i.imgur.com/gNTrDmc.jpg
>What are...
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>>7869333
>>What are you reading right now?
Just finished pic related.
>>What did this general trick you into reading?
Nothing. I do the tricking :3
>>Who do you blame?
Myself.
>>7869333
>>What are you reading right now?
City at the End of Time. I haven't read a Greg Bear title in a while.
>>What did this general trick you into reading?
Nothing. But seeing Blood music as a recommendation took me by surprise. I haven't read that book in a long while.
>>Who do you blame?
I blame the digital art cover of that edition on me picking up the book in the first place.
i want to try bakker but every time i get the same meme answers. i honestly dont believe theres anyone here who can spend 3 minutes and write a few coherent sentences...
We started a collab study of Logic some days ago.
We recognize the discipline of Logic as a useful tool for mathematical logic/philosophy, analytic philosophy, compsci just to name a few of disciplines you can apply it.
We're looking for lads who are also beginners in the discipline of Logic and want to join our journey in learning, understanding, discussing etc.
Our main source material is this:
http://www.fecundity.com/codex/forallx.pdf
It's easy and intuitive for beginners.
Join us in Slack (a website for collab group chats)
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>Slack
>not flax
Get the fnord out of here you Bob dick-sucking motherfucker.
>Doesn't provide any link to join
Simply epic
How am I supposed to write if I have neither "lived" nor have had any experiences worth writing about?
You are not supposed to write anything.
>>7858929
This is sorta true. If you want to write but have nothing to write about then you don't really want to write at all; you want to be a writer.
Datura or DPH.
Do I need a companion for this?
Nigga is a book not an adventure
>>7878266
http://williamgaddis.org/recognitions/annota.shtml
I'd recommend a book about popular artists or art history. I had "the story of art" by my side and whenever a reference to a painter came up id look them up for a bit. Doesn't really add much to the immersion of the story but it's a cool way to learn about art along the way. Of course the downside is that it could worsen your immersion if you're not a fan of switching back and forth, like with footnotes
Really pretentious to admit this, but does anyone else from a lower class uneducated background find that reading lit has alienated you from your family?
i bet you've read a book about people less interesting than your own family
Of course, go talk to people from lower class black families who have/had serious aspirations in school.
>>7878160
/thread
After reading philosophy, have you become more, or less afraid of death?
as I've read more philosophy I've also gotten older. so who is to say.
>>7877295
Philosophy doesn't help with your fear of death, if you even have one. It merely just tries to find an answer baseless for it, just like religion.
You either use religion and spiritualism to distract you from the fear of the abyss, or you live with the weight of the abyss on your shoulders until you jump in to it.
The latter is more difficult, but if you hold the weight you become a more powerful person. It's just a matter of how long can you hold it until you fall on to something .
I've become afraid there is no death. Which option is that?
The name you roll is the name of your protagonist in your next piece of work
Johnny Longbone
my protagonist is nameless
Are there any good philosophy books that advocate religion, spirituality, or mysticism from a practical point of view? As in, something that is self-aware of it being an ideological system but still agreeing with it. Bonus points of it relates to postmodernism or critical theory in any way.
Dostoevsky
Karl Jaspers, Simone Weil
Hi, /lit/. I'm making posters for this short novel I'm writing, and I need your help, please. The novel is set in a city ruled by corporations (corporatocracy) and is protected by a brutal police force.
I need you guys to suggest lines like "A productive employee is a happy employee" or "You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide" for the Police posters.
I'll keep posting the examples I have. Thanks.
>>7876639
Bump for interest.
>>7876639
What about "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing" and the logo for a censorship group?
Sounds like trash imitation of 1984 which is already top 5 highschoolcore
Hey lit , I need a great book ( that's worth reading) that is either set in Canada or written by a Canadian author. I need it for English 101 , it needs to be a story.
>>7876434
hey bernadette,
I would suggest you look into the works of Alice Munro.
>>7876434
that looks like a really old picture of Toronto.
In the shadow od the wind (Les fous de bassan) by Anne Hébert.
Looking for some books. Love philosophical literature. Would love something with introspective basis and life lessons you may or may my agree with.
Pic related
>inb4 read a book
>inb4 zen is over rated
(Fun fact. You're a fucking idiot if you think so)
>inb4 Lila
>inb4 Ishmael
>>7876316
>>7876316
here u go
Definitely this
