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Any philosopher/writer that talks about the pleasure of self harm and death?
>>7837415
Is she eating ice cream?
>>7837415
Bump, I would like to know this as well.
On a side note, are there any good books on logical argumentation? I'm reading The Art of Deception but it only elaborates on high school level argumentation
>>7837774
She's sucking a lemon, that's why she's teary eyed.
Is there any book you could not live without?
If war broke out tomorrow and you were drafted; what one book would you take?
>>7837323
Mein Kampf. To redpill as many to my side as possible
>>7837323
The Bible.
>>7837371
Good answer
Can someone recommend me any books like Catch-22 please? It doesn't have to be a black comedy.
I went on goodreads and they recommend The Deptford trilogy (I mention this one because The Manticore's cover caught my attention), is it any good? Also it's probably worth noting that I'm not a fan of Vonnegut.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest
>>7837282
adolf hitler: my part in his downfall by spike milligan
why haven't you read this yet?
>>7837256
Because I saw the movie, which is pretty great btw.
keep getting the st augustine version by accident, sorry famm
>>7837269
sheeeit man the books really good. the movie only follows about 1/3 of the characters from the book.
>Even in literature, although the homology is not perfect, I'm tempted to say Joyce vs Beckett. Joyce is I think too bright for his own good. It's too pretentious in this encyclopaedic approach, like using all languages in Finnegan's Wake; the true genius is for me Samuel Beckett. If I were to choose one novel of the 20th century, it's his Unnameable. I think that the three absolute masters of 20th century literature are Beckett, Kafka and the Russian Andrei Platonov. If you put the three of them together, I'm ready to burn, sacrifice...
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>>7837148
I don't think John Green said this. Beckett's The Unnameable is dope though, an utterly unique book.
>>7837160
>an utterly unique book
>>7837163
Have you even read it you memelord?
I'm currently reading through my short stories collection, any recommendations on which author I should start next?
>Pic related
Tolstoi or Kafka
fuck off you retard
Conrad.
>>7837398
Cunt.
On account of it being World Poetry Day, I'm looking for new poetry to read. Who are your favourite unpublished/reasonably unrecognized poets?
We're talking social media level, like Savannah Brown or Meggie Royer tier.
Just a link to a profile is fine but if you'd like, tell my why you like them.
Feel free to shamelessly self-promote as well. I'd be happy to take a look at your work.
>Even now, the OP is still sitting there, staring at his computer screen. Constantly refreshing his newly created thread in the hopes that someone will reply to him.
>His life, once one filled with love and affection from those no longer close to him, has now been reduced to finding happiness in these anonymous posters that choose to respond to him, which usually involve affronts to his sexual orientation.
Check out Mira Gonzalez
HACK THE PLANET
Are there any philosophical works that deal a lot with the nature of man and the nature identity, especially in relation to their fellow man and society? If a man is stripped of his lineage, history, possessions, professions, and friends, then what, in society, is he if anything at all? I know Heidegger writes a lot about the nature of "Being", but I'm moreso interested in constructions of identity and what it means to define oneself, or be defined by others and other things.
I'm reading Frankenstein and I'm curious as to how many philosophical...
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>>7837082
Not quite sure at what you are aiming for, but Thomas Hobbes(book: Leviathan), describes people in their natural state ("No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death: and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short").
John Locke does it too (kinda) but more oriented towards the society and state
the razors edge
>>7837082
>to define oneself, or be defined by others and other things.
Sartre is the exact blend of phenomenology, sociology and psychology that you're looking for.
I'm trying to wrap my head around Stirner. What are some examples of spooks, or ways spooks influence our thinking today?
Obviously religion/the church is one example. What others?
ideology *sniff*
"freedom" "romantic love" "democracy" "technology" "science"
just the obv. ones.
>>7837087
That's a buzzword. What do you mean by that? A socially democratic point of view is a spook? What does that even mean?
waking up in a heat that robs me of functionality
this morning even the sun hates me
like a stage light that won't leave you alone
i dreamed of a world where i didn't have to walk
and i just floated around in a bed
i regret ever waking up
my only reason to leave bed is to get coffee
this morning i poured a bigger cup than usual
this morning i packed a bigger bowl than usual
sometimes i wish i could overdose on weed
my perception now filtered though a muddying haze
things seem better this way
i watch as a dragonfly lands...
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ITT post how you think Mira Gonzalez would dominate you
>>7837064
my god this is awful
funny thing i thought this was yours OP and i liked it quite a bit then i read the last line and filename and i've got a bitter taste in my mouth
funny little poem to post on an image board, disappointing that someone deems it worth publishing
waking up in the sun, that imagery strikes true
What's your interpretation of The Great Gatsby? Is it an allegorical critique of capitalism or a lambasting of the common perception of the American Dream?
To me, I view the character of Daisy as representing the very capricious and subjective American Dream while Gatsby represents the civilian who relentlessly pursues that Dream (Daisy), ultimately losing their innocence/life in the process.
>>7837037
You sound like a fucking moron
>>7837037
Do your own homework.
>>7837037
I think it's about the tragedy of romanticism, and how the sublime, and our solipcisms, fall apart when faced with the banalities of real life.
>[Life] is a meme
>Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
>Signifying nothing.
What did he mean by this?
>>7837003
Meme magic.
>>7837018
Please no shit posting in my thread
http://strawpoll.me/7148251
>>7836978
who are you quoting?
>>7836987
You. They're unspoken implications you dumb faggot
>>7836971
Who is this? Are they a dude? Are they single?
Where do I start with Claude?
Fistfucktural Anthropology
Mixmatrual Significancy Biolingiologio Anthropology.
Or Mooshoonahha Anthropology.
Tristes Tropiques
If you were a citizen of the town, how do you go about ending the lottery?
>>7836807
We're not answering your middle school 300 word paper that you're freaking out about
>>7836807
convince them to stop the bullshit and just lynch blacks like normal towns do
>throw stones at everybody else
>die
