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How do I into gnosticism? What are some essential texts?
You don't, because it's a fucking heresy.
>>8096524
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You don't because it's a fucking misinterpretation of Plato's Timaeus.
>God is dead
what did he mean by this?
Belief in a God figure becomes increasingly difficult. Therefore God is dead. See any Western country for an example.
>>8096362
Except the US...
People always forget the "and we killed him" part
I'm new to reading. When should I read this shit?
>>8096248
literally never.
>>8096248
Right now
what are best books for learning about fascism?
>>8096193
1984
Fascism : Career of a Concept - Paul Gottfried
He gives an overview of how the word has changed throughout time and the differing theories that have been used to explain its rise.
Introduction
Chapter One Defining Fascism
Chapter Two Totalitarianism and Fascism
Chapter Three Fascism as the Unconquered Past
Chapter Four Fascism as a Movement of the Left
Chapter Five The Failure of Fascist Internationalism
Chapter Six The Search for a Fascist Utopia Chapter Seven A Vanished Revolutionary Right APPENDIX: Fascism and Modernization
I really liked chapter three deals with part of the usage of fascism as an insult and a psychic condition. It includes a discussion on the influence of the Frankfurt School on this.
An excerpt :
Several of the members worked intermittently during the war for the CIA’s predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services. In this advisory capacity they investigated the psychic origins of fascism and proposed far-reaching plans for curing the Germans of their aggressive political culture. This exploration of the social and psychological preconditionsfor a fascist society culminated in the publication of The Authoritarian Society (1950), a compilation of essays that fit into a series of commentaries titled Studies in Prejudice, which was financed and published by the American Jewish Committee. Horkheimer became a coeditor for the entire series, which dealt with the psychic and social causes of anti-Semitism. He later assigned the organization of the most famous anthology in the series, TAP, to his alter ego, Adorno.
>find book I want to read
>want to buy the hardback but the cover art is fuckugly and the paperback cover is way nicer
>>8096156
>indulging in material fetishism
>>8096159
>not indulging in material fetishism
If a sexy, hard cover or leather bound book doesn't get you off than you can GIT OUT
>buying books
I'm sure all those pink haired girls you aren't fucking are really impressed you have a physical copy of Mason & Dixon anon
Have been wanting to set up the idea of this kind of story for years.
Anybody have any pointers? The last time I tried to get some help from /lit/, it didn't work out because I was trying to hide the fact with a slow buildup.
Will be more frank and forthcoming this time.
Honestly, if I provide info, details and writing samples, how many of you would be willing to critique?
>>8096195
post the beginning we don't need info and details
>>8096146
So you're ripping of the Hunger Games?
What books will get me lit?
Julius Caesar
>>8096012
idk about books but dis joint get u lit af, haha 100 100 baka
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>>8096038
aw shit senpai 100 100
Any gift ideas in form of books for an awesome kid and her parents? She's only twelve but she's making a translation of Pindar just for me, and she's made a habit of reading Boethius and Aurelius every night before bed. Both her parents are practically geniuses, top level scholars, they have a ton of Loeb books and let me borrow a bunch at a time as long as I want. I'd like to get them some special titles, but they're all super well read so I'm at a loss. Any suggestions for something very obscure but which they'd doubtlessly love?
>>8095883
Lolita
>>8095883
Selected Letters of James Joyce
Holy Shit just finished this book. It was all symbolism. Hideki Anno approves. Discuss
>>8095823
>It was all symbolism.
Okay, anon, tell me: what were the notable instances of symbolism in the book.
>>8095830
When the adults put them in their ship after stopping Jack from hunting Ralph, It is implied that the navy is hunting an enemy very similarly to how Ralph was hunted. But you tell me, who's gonna stop the adults from murdering?
>>8095830
that pig head is satan or something
At what age do you guys think that Shakespeare should be read? I think reading him at an age too young invites too much misunderstanding, especially with the themes of his more serious (and lauded) plays. I myself started reading Shakespeare intermittently when I was already in my 20s.
What's your favorite Shakespeare play?
(I'm currently reading pic related, since it features the best villain Shakespeare wrote.)
Hamlet naturally. I started with him in senior year in high school and I think thats'a good starting point.
>>8095630
From when you're 16 and continuously and repeatedly until you expire
>>8095642
It's either Hamlet or Macbeth. I started with Macbeth, then followed up with Hamlet.
How difficult is Absalom Absalom! as compared to Sound and the Fury or other books?
>>8095612
Haven't read Absolam, Absolam, but tbqhpfam TSATF was more accessible than I previously had thought (before reading it, that is. It's a matter of mentality, I think. Don't go in expecting this book to be difficult or you'll be looking for things that might not even be there.
>>8095612
I had an easier time with A,A! once I finished reading with TSATF. It's complicated at times, but just read through it. In the end everything just coalesces and makes sense.
>>8095695
>In the end everything just coalesces and makes sense
I promise I'm not meme'ing here, but this is exactly how Infinite Jest was for me.
I never thought I would find her in my own backyard.
>>8095267
literally the worst thing i have ever read
>>8095259
Death as a state seems as fitting to me as depression was
Post a better written book
>Protip: you can't
>>8095215
Dubliners.
What do I win?
Is lolita boner inducing? I really don't want to read something like that.
Hey /lit/
What are the best resources for studying philosophy to accompany the texts themselves? Are sites like Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy worth it in your opinion?
the secondary literature recommended by your professor
>>8095046
Yes, SEP.
Perhaps some 'Companion" guides, as needed.
>>8096697
don't have one; going it alone.
Could you recommend some books for a 25 years old with existential crisis?
Optimistic vital literature is welcome
>>8094824
How the fuck does anyone under the age of 40 have an existential crisis?
Fucking go get a beer, pay a stripper to bounce on your dick, fucking anything.
>>8094824
Sidhartha. Maybe even better En-Route by Huysmans.
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