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>>70335592
/thread
no need for anything else
Is penguin classics good with this stuff? I often see on /lit/ charts that people usually recommend their versions of certain texts
>>70335592
>>70335592
/thread pretty much
Gonna go read it again now
>>70335954
Penguin's usually really solid with their classics publications.
![61FbJZgxsIL._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/JEyctfn.jpg "61FbJZgxsIL._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg")
>>70335592
>>70335592
The Forever War was great. Im reading Starship Troopers now, its much different from the meme movie.
But this book and starship troopers book are very similar, but Forever War is a superior version of the two. The themes go much deeper and its triggers more emotion
>>70336624
>praising Kinsey
Review and book discarded.
Leviathan
>>70337001
>>praising Kinsey
Kinsey wrote a book? Did Fox Arizona give her time off?
Haven't seen a Kinsey Trump/Coalburber thread in some time. But she must have been far smarter than she let on in all those chats.
>>70337346
Not that Kinsey, Alfred Kinsey the degenerate """scientist""".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kinsey
>>70335592
About halfway through this one. It's hitting really hard given that I'm a Statistics major. Highly recommend.
Is it true that among actual scholars, things like ethnic differences in intelligence are considered to be so obvious they're not even controversial?
>>70337501
did the Bell Curve get debunked? Or did liberals "debunk" it? If you google it all the first things that come up are articles why its bullshit.
Asians did stoicism before Marcus Aurelius :]
>>70337495
>>>70337346 #
>Not that Kinsey, Alfred Kinsey the degenerate """scientist""".
It was meant as a joke. Yes, any normal person knows who Kinsey was, think there was even a bad movie with Liam neeson.
But it's funny to think of her as an author for some reason.
>>70335954
Penguin is fucking trash.
They try to Jew you in every way possible.
For example...
>grossly overprices their books
>use outdated translations from the 1800s because they're too lazy to do a new one that's more faithful to the original work
>spread books out over multiple volumes that can easily fit in one volume to force you to buy more books
>sometimes the work isn't unabridged and they don't tell you
Just read the reviews of Penguin books on Amazon. It's riddled with dissatisfied customers.
>>70337637
i bump this
>>70337746
taoism is more like cynicism and skepticism desu
>>70337637
probably a """"""debunk"""""""
>>70335592
https://archive.org/details/CultureOfCritique
>>70337746
Westeners did stoicism before Marcus Aurelius
>>70338090
Bell Curve has never been seriously debunked. But in a world where Dr. Watson, co-founder of the double helix DNA finding and Nobel prize winner, can be kicked out of his own institution for telling truth about nigger intelligence, you can't trust MSM to be even remotely honest.
Catch 22
>>70335592
How has noone mentioned turner diaries?
>day of rope when?
>>70337637
no, both liberals and far right racist dont really understand what its saying and both end up getting butthurt.
Obligatory.
>>70337746
this is one great book
>>70338728
>>70337637
The only argument I've seen against The Bell Curve is literally the argument most prominently addressed in the book:
"But IQ tests only measure education and socioeconomic status!"
Regression analysis shows that IQ score (i.e. intelligence) acts as an effective predictor of certain behaviors and traits, independently of education, age, and SES.
>>70338255
This honestly
No one claims Marcus as the "first" stoic, lol
>>70336151
Absolutely essential reading for the truly redpilled.
What is /pol/'s stance on Ayn Rand?
I read The Fountainhead and I really don't get the hate for her.
Sure her characters are autistic and nobody talks like that in real life, but it was an entertaining story. Even if the last 100 pages went full retard.
>>70335592
>listen to this while digging ditches
>accidentally become a stoic
>>70335592
this book is probably one of the most interesting and absorbing books I've ever read
>>70339124
I thought Western comics were the most cucked form of media in the world?
>>70338930
>>70338930
Sort of a Boomer-tier ideology.
The ideas are cool, imo, and I think that the poor are usually dumb, but she focuses on class differences.
My dad once said to me when we were talking about the state of the country.
>"I sometimes wish the country would split in half, and the conservatives take one side, while the liberals take the other. . . kinda like Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged"
Meanwhile, a /pol/ack, and admittedly myself, would like to see the country split, but for a white country.
I'd say read it, the ideas are mostly applicably, but the principles of the book are not universally applicable to our time.
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>>70335592
Basically the modern version of meditations, I prefer it to the original
Easier to digest, remember, and apply to life
Also any book by Robert Greene, 48 Laws of Power is the main one but my favourite is the 50th Law.
>>70335924
Love that book check this it's not long
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
The Fate of Empires by SIr John Baggot Glubb
>>70338771
How many katanas do you have and are they made from steel folded 900 times?
>>70339258
Have you read this book? It's the furthest thing from modern comics. The writer of it is almost universally hated among the cucked comic industry know because of how based he is.
>>70339258
I think a major point of that comic is liberal faggots trying to release the joker because hes a poor victim of circumstance. And liberals bitching about all the crime being batmans fault because he doesnt try to understand their feelings
Frank Miller also wrote a comic about batman fucking up islamic terrorist, but DCucks wouldnt allow it. So its basically NOT-batman and NOT-catwoman thwarting a terrorist plot in NOT-gotham. liberals hated and it called it racist
>>70335592
Essential reading.
>>70339677
pls no
>>70335592
I prefer this guy. Hail Caesar!
>>70338293
> Dr. Watson
> gifted scientist contributes to great discovery (arguably using other peoples work as his own)
> said scientist grows old and senile, starts spouting offensive bullshit, like old coots are wont to do
> people call him out on his bullshit, he keeps acting like old coot, sells Nobel prize to cause "drama"
> will soon die and be forgotten
> nothing of value will be lost.
Such is life.
>>70335592
>Everyone has inherent characteristics and should be assigned to a class accordingly
> Only those with good genetics are selected for breeding
>mandated studies of culture, philosophy, and math for leaders
>Get rid of degenerate music and poetry
>Rule by a small, highly qualified aristocracy
Is this /pol/ enough for you?
a must read
>>70339677
I can actually see SJW hating this book in the near future. Since its about an innocent man accused of rape.
>>70335592
>>70339808
So did Mussolini read this? Sounds entirely like fascism besides automatically putting people into classes
>>70339258
Miller is ostracized by both readers and writers of comic books because he refuses to kiss muslim ass. Anything by him is a pretty solid choice.
mind blowingly awesome
Mark Manson.
>>70339808
Also no medical practice of any kind.
>>70339012
I should add Capitalism & Freedom by Friedman, and Economics in One Lesson by Hazlitt.
>>70339808
One of the best books I've ever read
>>70339967
It was more about nationalistic aristocracy. He called for "philosopher kings." Basically the upper class is indoctrinated their whole lives in order to serve the state.
The final chapter of the book is very weird and interesting if you want me to spoil it for you.
>>70339765
>and be forgotten
not really
>>70338821
That title sounds like a clickbait.
>>70339808
Im actually reading this because it's on /pol/ 's recommended list
I've never read a book, except for school, so it's probably not the best one to start with
What are some good audio books, /pol/? I've never listened to one because I prefer to actually read but I figure it might be comfy to listen to something good.
>>70340339
It's quite challenging, found myself having to read each page twice because it really demands focus. At about the 80 page mark you will get used to the diction and the structure and it will become easier.
>>70340357
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXhq9wGhOM&list=PLPuGUfYZI-4EU0clPgEalUi-M3RoXwmWS
>>70340202
it should be wheat, not corn
t. autist
Anyone have a decent pdf file of OP's book, found some, but I'm guessing there are actual books out there instead of online pdf's.
>>70340009
There's nothing more beta than reading a book about how to pick up chicks.
If you don't find out how it's done through trial and error, you aren't meant to score and your genes should naturally die off.
>>70340231
Go ahead, I probably wont get around to reading it
>>70340821
Here is another PDF file if a really good book.
http://nationalvanguard.org/books/Which%20Way%20Western%20Man.pdf
National Alliance Approved
>>70340202
more of these, please
>>70340339
>I've never read a book, except for school.
How is this possible?
>>70340734
Truly based reading for every American. This and the federalist papers need to be required civics reading for a high school diploma.
>>70340357
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u50HgccIqGA
Rip the audio into an MP3 so you don't have to hear ads.
Anyone have thoughts on the Gregory Hays translation of Meditations? Mine recently came in from Amazon, I heard good things.
>>70340934
>>70340888
In the final chapter of the book, Socrates tells a story to the people he's been talking to this whole time about a myth of a warrior who was resurrected after dying in battle. The warrior told of a Heaven-Hell-Purgatory type system in which the "good" go to heaven for 10000 years, bad go to hell for for 10000 years etc.
>Basically the point of his philosopher ruling-class is that only philosophers can learn what is "good" because it is a very abstract concept. So the only way to ensure that one's people make it to "heaven" is by making sure they are "good" by enforcing philosophically sound laws.
>. . . . . . kinda like Sha'ria
>>70340984
It's actually pretty easy. Reading a book actually demands some effort, patience, focus and time. Outside of the time factor i lack at everything.
Trying to change that tho.
>>70340889
Judging from the foreword, looks quite promising, I'll check it out after Aurelius, thanks a lot
>>70341347
wew lad
Just finished reading this.
Also read the art of war before that and found some consistanties (pardon my writing, for I did consume some amount of liquor).
Gospel of John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JamX2CqUFWg
>>70341353
Dude, none of those are good excuses.
You can literally read an entire book in one night if you don't dick around and shitpost on /pol/ or play games or whatever it is you do.
You can read The Prince by Machiavelli in like 3 hours only.
Most Shakespeare plays take only 3 or 4 hours to read.
You can read Animal Farm by George Orwell in like 90 minutes.
Get your shit together. I thought you Europeans were supposed to be cultured.
>>70340880
Let me guess, you think "be yourself" is the best advice and you shouldn't change for anyone. That's just a lazy defeatist mindset.
Picking up chicks is a skill and you can learn it from successful people just like any other.
If you knew anything about the book you would know it doesn't even teach you how to pick up chicks. It teaches you to be a better, more alpha man so the chicks pretty much come to you.
>>70335592
>"Your lips and your bunghole; the same kind of flesh. So why worry about anything?"
>Marcus Aurelius
>>70340302
So does "How to Win Friends and Influence People", and that's an amazing book.
>>70341516
fuck why is this published
>>70338821
Careful. If you ain't one, now they watchin you...
>>70341609
Be yourself is the best possible advice though.
There is literally nothing more cucked than changing who you are just to get some pussy.
I bet you think girls like it when you agree with them too. Kek.
>>70340339
Where did you get the book, Anon? Trying to find the PT version but Bertrand doesn't have it.
>>70335592
>>70340302
Good writers know how to draw readers in with a title. Just because buzzfeed articles have no substance, it doesn't mean the title of a book indicates that.
I think there's actually a saying that goes "don't judge a book by it's cover". You might have heard it
The Way of Men by Jack Donovan
>>70339677
Its essential to expirencing American literary tradition but its nothing more than that
>>70341869
Yep stay exactly how you are in your mom's basement with your greasy hair and flabby body. Working out and wearing decent clothes is just beta right??
You don't lose the game just because you work towards winning. Not even trying is worse than failure.
>>70335592
>>70341347
Yes Ahmed your incredible simplification is a lot like Sha'ria
>>70342268
That's a lot of strawmans.
The point I'm trying to make is that if you need a book to tell you to "Work out, not be autistic, have charisma and girls will come to you" then you're a lost cause.
You can't learn how to be alpha from a book. You're either alpha or not alpha.
If you have to read a book in order to have the revelation "Wow, maybe I shouldn't be a fat piece of shit and watch anime and then maybe I'll get a girlfriend," then you're off to a really slow start. This is something most intelligent guys realize at like 14 or 15.
>>70339534
>having a "sword" that was folded less than 10.000 times
fucking plebs.
>>70341347
What? That's not the story at all you cunt.
The actual story isn't about some random warrior being resurrected, first of all, it's about Odysseus and his soul after death.
Basically Odysseus is with a bunch of other souls in their sort of purgatory (the Greeks didn't really have a heaven or hell, just one underworld where 99% of souls went) and they're told that they've been chosen to be gifted life again in the physical world. So they go through the rituals of being given new lives, as follows:
>fate weavers lay out a bunch of different lives to pick from
>each one has a sort of sneak preview
>all the souls around Odysseus pick lives of rich aristocrats and such
>Odysseus in his wisdom picks the life of a humble farmer and family man
>after everyone picks their lives the fate weavers show them all the full extent of the ones they just picked
>normie's new lives are full of material luxury but also full of betrayal and misery. they regularly cry themselves to sleep and their wives betray them
>Odysseus' humble farmer life is calm, happy, and tranquil and his family is always there with him
>after everyone's done crying about the horrible fate they picked for themselves (except based Odysseus) the ushers of this purgatory start marching the souls across a vast desert completely devoid of water
>they go through the desert for a long time and when they reach the end of it they come to a little campsite by an oasis
>they are told that here is where they'll wait for resurrection, and that since they are so parched they may drink from the oasis of sleep, but only two handfuls or some small amount
>everyone starts drinking way more than two handfuls
>except based Odysseus, who restrains himself and rations out his two handfuls carefully throughout the night, making sure to not overdrink
>>70342269
How is this? I was concerned with the accuracy of it since it was originally published in 1776.
>>70340098
That's kind of deep, actually. Have you read The Birth of the Clinic?
>>70342605
>using periods in place of commas when going into thousands, millions etc
Europe is fucked. Why use 10.000 for ten thousand? 10,000 is ten thousand.
10.000 is ten
>>70337894
I wouldn't say the Liam Neeson movie was bad, in fact it was quite good. Just showed what a sick fuck Kinsey was
>>70335592
morals and dogma
>>70342856
christ tards off please, /pol IS NOT a christian board
Why socialism is shit.
>>70342607
THEN WHAT
>>70342827
Are you holding it with your dick?
>>70339765
sold his prize because "Everyone is acting like I don't exist"
Russian billionaire buys said nobel prize, for a LOT of money, give nobel prize back to Watson.
Watson is based and cool as fuck
A clear, concise, and direct treatise on conflict.
>>70342856
I read the confessions. Augustine is a whiny emo kid, LITERALLY the 4th century Holden Caulfield.
>>70339808
reminds me of modern China
>>70341347
>>70342607
>turns out the water makes your soul forget the memories of past life and drinking too much could make you forget not only your last life, but all lives before it
>by over-drinking the normies have doomed themselves to ignorance as the subtle wisdom derived from experiences in their past lives won't be there in their next one
>but since Odysseus only drank what they told him to he'll still have those latent memories, and will be gifted with natural wisdom in the next life
>as the water soothes them they all fall asleep and during that sleep are reborn back in the material world
The story isn't some allegory for Sha'ria at all you fucking retard, it's just a story Plato told to show why the wisdom of a philosopher was important. In this story Odysseus - who is a man that got to experience all walks of life and grew very wise from a life well-lived - was able to use his wisdom to see right through the material temptations of the lives they could pick and chose one that he knew wouldn't be the richest, but the happiest. Then he used his well-trained restraint to keep himself from overindulging in the water, despite his thirst. He's exhibits the same traits that philosophers of the time tried to cultivate.
>>70342505
Don't give up so easily buddy, just because you're not knee deep in pussy right now it doesn't mean you can't be someday.
People have the ability to change who they are, being born one way and staying like that throughout childhood doesn't mean you have to be that way for the rest of your life.
>>70342827
that’s a weird thumb
>>70343218
Says the britbong who's posting on /pol/ on a Friday night instead of out being social.
I wish I could slay pussy like you.
>inb4 I'm going out later
>inb4 my girlfriend is away
>inb4 I have to work tonight
>>70342933
Fist off the Confessions & City City of God by St Agustine are two of the most famous books of western civ. Studied by a wide range of discipline. Not just Christians. Just bieng a pagan is the prerequisite to studying The Aeneid
Secondly fuck off to rebbit you god damn communist heathen
>>70340009
Great book by a great guy, but he's still not redpilled enough. He's in for a big, big surprise (he just got married).
>>70340880
It's not a "pick-up book", per se.
"Attract Women Through HONESTY"
It tells you not to pander to women's wishes or even think about what women want. Just work on yourself, be a sincere guy, a valuable man. It's an anti pick-up book, if anything.
>>70342646
Remarkably accurate considering its age. Gutenberg has the version with Milman's commentary which clears up a few minor inconsistencies. An excellent read though and quite relevant to what's going on now. I can't recommend it enough, especially if you enjoy history.
I'm planning on making a thread about it later but it's late here. For now check out this chapter from the midway point of the books, at the end of volume 3. It is a departure from his usual style in that it summarizes the causes of the fall of the empire in the west without going into much detail essentially being a wrap-up of the previous 3 volumes. This is less historical and more philosophical than the rest but the parallels to modern societies are amazing considering the time gap and you can decide for yourself if his predictions came true or not.
http://www.ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/volume1/chap39.htm
>>70342646
Also forgot to mention it is still considered THE book on the later years of the Roman Empire despite its age. Classics degree here and am well versed in the field and literature.
>>70335924
Spoken like a true Mullah
>>70337637
>B-but I know a black guy that's really smart!
>>70343429
>it's Friday
>my overlords said this is the official out and socialize day
>so i must
you're in the wrong thread
![Starship_Troopers_(novel)[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/EMF0jTp.jpg "Starship_Troopers_(novel)[1].jpg")
>>70342769
That's not an European thing. He's just being autistic.
>>70343504
>It tells you not to pander to women's wishes or even think about what women want. Just work on yourself, be a sincere guy, a valuable man. It's an anti pick-up book, if anything.
So basically don't be a white knight nu male?
This is common knowledge.
I know /pol/ is a lot more collectivist these days, but this book changed my life like nothing i'v ever read before
I don't care if it wasn't a literary achievement like the vagina monologues or whatever professor Shekelstein says is good these days, I was basically a nu-male before reading this book and it mindfuked me so hard I almost had a mental breakdown I rejected liberalism so hard
anything that instantly makes socialists as buttblasted as this is worth a read
>>70335592
What KJV does /pol/ recommend? Looking for a good one to buy.
>>70342769
said the imperial system guy
>>70343712
it IS European, that's what the White people of Europe use, turk.
>>70342959
Because it's jews shit.
>>70342769
wrong way around burgerman
>>70343698
>dude like....THE MAN says to go out on a Friday....I go out on a Tuesday because I'm a fuckin' badass
Most people go out on a Friday night, so you statistically have better odds of socializing and meeting people on a Friday night. What a shocker.
Not everyone is a NEET who can go out during the week.
>>70335592
The ultimate cuck way of life.only good as a last resort.
>he does evil things, it's not natural, he's only hurting himself!
>Based books
>This not being on here already.
>>70335592
The Birth of the Clinic
Discipline and Punish
>>70343710
Im halfway through this and like I said it feels like a watered down Forever War. Im still enjoying it of course. Im at the part when he actually describes in detail the powered armor
>>70343829
If you don't mind your bible being in the form of a MASSIVE tome, then I'd recommend the Norton critical edition. Has introductions to every book and tons of annotations that help with weird colloquial bullshit that's strewn throughout the bible.
The one potential drawback is that it's not laid out in the traditional way with two columns per page and line breaks for every verse. It's all in paragraph form, which I find makes reading easier actually. Verses are still numbered.
>>70343727
>common knowledge.
wew lad. did you really think this through?
pull your head out of your ass and take a look around.
you're trying too hard to be tough for someone whose country is Le SJW Country Proper.
>>70341635
this is true. I don't think that's the quote verbatim, but he has something like that in there
>>70343909
wagecuck detected
have fun drinking Bud Light tonight, it'll be fucking great man. YOLO
>>70344047
If I can't find that, do you have a second option?
>>70341466
>>70342397
>>70342607
>>70343214
Joking, I don't honestly believe it was an allegory for Sharia.
The point is, a society must be lead by philosophers so that it can be righteous.
>>70343952
Apart from references to that time period, that book is incredibly relevant, even today. It also exposes another modern Jew lie: That Mein Kampf is a poorly written, rambling, racist diatribe.
>>70343809
There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-kid’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood in which large chunks
of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs.
>>70343523
>>70343612
thanks nip
>>70343860
>>70343899
Periods are used for decimals you absolute niggers
1,500.65
one thousand five hundred point sixty five
>1.500,65 or 1.500.65
>oh god what the fuck am I doing I cant into land in moon
>no Mosley
wew
>>70343710
Pretty trash to be honest family.
It's nowhere near as deep as it thinks it is.
The chapter where they debate the death penalty is one of the cringiest things I ever read.
If you're going to write a book about space dudes killing alien bugs, write that book and don't try to pretend that it's something more.
>>70341525
If you want a good follow up to these, 'Strategy' by Lawrence Freedman is pretty cool and very comprehensive
>>70344154
>>70335592
I like "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R.R.R. Martin.
>>70343988
Are you not enjoying the debates on civic duty and what it takes to wield political authority?
I didn't much take to Forever War's discussions on war, the author seems to pitch that a society where war isn't needed is somehow a possible alternative.
>>70343046
That only makes him a sad old beggar who got lucky. He's still a senile old coot. His past works should not be used as a propellant for his current half-baked ideas...
>>70344138
sadly no, the Norton edition is the first KJV I got and it's been the only one so far.
Oh but one other thing about that edition, it separates the OT and the NT into two different books, both equally huge. Sometimes they're sold separately. Make sure you get both books if you decide to get that one.
>>70344060
Are you implying that what I said is edgy in any way?
Do you unironically need to read a 300 page book to learn something that's LITERALLY common knowledge?
I mean I know everyone on here is autistic, but I didn't think you guys were that bad.
>>70344145
>IT WAS A PRANK
>>70338771
Overrated. It's so deeply tied with Japanese value systems and traditions. Hagakure is useful only to understand the samurai mindset of the time.
>>70343727
>This is common knowledge.
So why is the nu-male population increasing? They don't reproduce...
>by normal means at least
>>70339677
>nigger still ends up dying
lol
>>70344251
Would disagree with that, I think it's an excellent defense of capital punishment. Primarily because he concedes that there is no way to prevent crime - something very few people do. And also because it agrees with using pain as a punishment, which is something I very much agree with, it's being conditioned into us as a deterrent for millions of years - why abandon it?
Anyway, always interesting to have differing opinions.
Discussions about the franchise are also incredibly interesting.
>>70344227
BEADY
>>70344312
Alright I'll be sure to check it out. Rather pricey I assume?
>>70344299
Stop shitposting pls,you're giving us a bad name,we already have our reputation ruined.
>tfw getting ignored/called gypsy because flag
read Seneca if you like Marcus
>>70336190
whats it about?
>>70344482
ANGLO
>>70337746
First time Australia isn't actually shitposting. Very wu wei of you!
>>70343952
I know its disgusting, how far /pol has sunken.
>>70338840
Nobody claims Aurelius as the first Stoic but he's widely credited as being the father of modern stoicism.
>>70344494
just look at his ID, gjPO, even that confirms he's a Gypo
>>70338821
Giant ass book, I have it in my basement. Maybe I should actually read it.
>>70338821
>All that info on rosicrucians
>All that info on the Golden Dawn
This book is a tome of wisdom. Manly P Hall was pretty good at what he did. you should also read Melchizedek and the mystery of fire.
>>70344292
I like it its just not all anything new TO ME. /pol/ says this shit every day and everything in the book just sounds like common fucking sense it doesnt have as much impact on me.
I think forever wars message was about trying to know your enemy before starting war, which makes sense ***SPOILER***
When you find out the initial ship conflict was an accident and Mendela survives that one battle just to come back thousands of years later and see alien and human ships docked together.
I think the main theme of the book was time, specifically how one will return from war and nothing at home is the same and youre full of awful knowledge others are ignorant of. The most striking passage was when he had to say goodbye to the woman he liked and he knew that with time diliation she would be already dead to him as soon as her ship took off "As I watched her ship take off, it was like watching a coffin rattle into its grave"
That and Forever War is just much more grim feeling over all. Just my opinion
>>70335592
Mega based book by Spengler.
"Why do cultures commit suicide? Why are we witnessing a new great extinction of peoples? Why is the economic crisis really a spiritual crisis? Probing the inner workings of civilization in a tour d'horizon of cultural decline, Spengler argues that Europe's postnational, secular dystopia is a death trap, that the onslaught of modernity has plunged Islam into an even greater crisis, and that the destiny of nations is decided in the human heart, by religion. Christian America, in spite of its follies and gullibility, has the spiritual strength to restore the faith of the West. This book presents, in one comprehensive volume, the wide scope of Spengler's theories on Christianity, Islam, America, the financial crisis, horror movies, modern art, Israel, Tolkien's Middle Earth, tribalism, the global balance of power, demography, and sex in the twenty-first century. he global balance of power, demography, and sex in the twenty-first century."
>>70344148
neat. i should check it out
>>70339808
Bad because men are corruptible, and its not something you can screen with 100% certainty.
>>70342827
boring. stories from silly frat club of old men.
>>70344490
I found mine in the discount rack of a local bookstore for about $40, so yeah it's gonna be pricey. But if you're serious about not just reading, but really studying and knowing the Bible, then I'd highly recommend it.
>>70341939
the better book and the one that illuminates the foreign policy Hitler had in mind, as well as addressing the cosmopolitan elements that would come to control Continental Europe
>>70339967
Anyone ever who was well-read at all read that before WW2.
Required reading:
>Plato's Republic
>Aristotle's Metaphysics, Politics, and Nicomachean Ethics
>Machiavelli's The Prince
>Hobbes' Leviathan
>Rousseau's On the Origins of Inequality and The Social Contract
>Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, Philosophy of History, and Philosophy of Right
>Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, and other works (Human, All Too Human, Beyond Good and Evil, Untimely Meditations, etc.)
>Spengler's The Decline of the West
>Heidegger's Being and TIme
Honorable Mention:
>Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
>Gentile and Mussolini's The Doctrine of Fascism
>Marx and Engel's The Communist Manifesto
Just because it's on the list doesn't mean it's right. It means you should read it because it contains important and influential ideas.
>>70335592
Also this for understanding philosophical underpinnings of libertarianism.
>>70339811
>recommending hayek and the plethora of libtards on /pol/
>tfw "the road to serfdom" is a bastardized leftist version of hillaire belloc's "the servile state"
>>70343829
Just learn latin and read the Vulgate
>>70343385
This is pretty good. Bernanke recommends this book.
>>70343523
>>70343612
Well shit. thanks guys. I think I've found what I'm doing this weekend. I just finished "The History of Rome" podcast and this should be nice.
>>70344145
Have you seen the philosophers of nowadays? They're all SJW trash. And the people studying philosophy at uni now are even worse. No thank you.
>>70340889
Neat ty
>>70337698
Definitely redpilled
>>70345338
Im thinking of double majoring in philo or at least minoring in it
is it really that awful? Will having "redpilled" beliefs fuck me? I mean youre in Belgistan so I may not get an accurate answer for over here
Kinda disjointed but worth a read
>>70345070
> but really studying and knowing the Bible, then I'd highly recommend it.
I am, thanks.
>>70341771
Because people dont care what they print as long as they get paid.
>>70345338
>sociologists are philosophers
Please.
>>70345546
>philosophy degree
Enjoy the unemployment line.
If you haven't read this you probably aren't white
Nobody's mentioned this yet?
>>70343809
Rand is good for breaking liberal conditioning, but don't stop there. It's like walking up two steps of a staircase and thinking you're at the top.
>>70344311
I actually checked to see if that was real, quality bait
>>70345266
But Latin is a dead language, right? The only ones who actually speak it are Vatican Priests.
>>70345737
I preferred the sequel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Two
>>70345677
Finance major, but *thinking about doubling or minoring in philosophy*
I thought I made the latter clear enough
>>70344577
BRAIDS
>>70345241
Most leftist philosophy is a bastardized version of a former classical or conservative theory.
>>70335592
Am I a retard if I couldn't get through this? I could get through other similar books and I'm semi-used to reading.
>>70345338
i'v wanted to take a philosophy major since I was mid-way through my grade schooling.
But I saw it then as it is now.. FUCK THAT. I rather browse /pol/ and /lit/, grab the good recommended books I can manage to find from my local library, sit down, read and take my notes.
I can't be bothered with going to a university for pretty much that reason. I'v tried to pay for a few courses to sit in, but it's the most awful place of bias i'v ever seen.
Even the third/fourth year students have heavy biases.. I thought the entire beginning of philosophy was to dissolve of bias and open up to the two sides of the truth (form psychology). Not the case apparently.
>>70343809
The book is shit as both a book and a set of ideals.
It talks about important things but its not honest and ends up being a wank.
>>70340009
I started reading it, it's a breath of fresh air against PUA bullshit.
>>70345737
Because Self-Reliance is the superior transcendentalist work
>>70344311
The Art of the Deal is kind of shitty.
But if Trump wins, Crippled America will legitimately be taught in schools in 50 years.
>>70345172
good introduction to foundational political thought
>>70345861
Don't try and read it like a novel. Read a single book/chapter and then take time to reflect on it, digest it. Meditations isn't a book you can hurry through.
>>70345742
>>70343809
Its a lot like Fight Club in that regard.
At the very least this book will teach Trump fans to not let their coworkers about it and get fired
>>70343923
Shut up you litteral sub-human
>>70341680
Yep, it was my grandfather who told to me to read it when I asked about what helped him be successful.
>>70345693
>indian edition
>>70345546
>>70345824
Go take a decent trade course and keep your mouth shut at work unless it happens to come across a great subject that you might be able to drop something into the mixing bowl.
Philosophy, from what I found, is very much a solo quest. No university or group of men are going to help you with it. At best they might give some decent suggestions to read, but you're already getting a solid line-up in this thread.
Don't be afraid of the hefty sections at the library is what i'd say. Over a lifetime you can read the shelf, or over a lifetime you can make yourself a bias and stick with it arrogantly.
>>70345986
I read parts of it when I went through a breakup, it's surprisingly calming actually, but I just couldn't get through it.
>>70346021
This book is redpilled as fuck.
It's the gateway drug book I always recommend to people are starting to get bored with fiction and want a nice easy to slip into nonfiction.
>>70339808
Of course you neglect to mention he is anti the family unit, which a lot of US Christiantards are probably against.
>>70344299
What half baked ideas are these? That blacks are not as smart as other races?
I don't know what you're talking about 2bh
>>70335592
Reading this now. Pretty cool. Camus states the biggest question in philosophy is whether or not life is worth living, suicide, and goes about proving it wrong.
>>70346033
oo this is exciting
uh, The Giver? I havent read it.
1984/Brave New World?
Im interested to see what other people put
>>70346033
Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Pretty much the best sci fi novel ever.
Foundation is great too if you can get beyond the fact it was written by a Jew.
>>70345899
I'm doing philosophy at university, and in order to be PC they literally replace the word 'he' with 'she' or 'man' with 'woman' when quoting philosophical works or providing examples. I mean, not even replacing it with 'they' or 'people' or putting 'and woman' in brackets, they literally replace man with woman.
>>70341525
>The Prince
>not Discourses on Livy
>>70345838
That and a tendecy to turn things upside down. Whereas classical thinking sees liberty as the result of responsibility, leftist thinking supposes that liberty will simply bring tyranny to an end.
>>70343952
>Mein Kampf
It is shit rambling on the level of the Koran
![51Q1mfRFtXL._SX309_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uy8TwYe.jpg "51Q1mfRFtXL._SX309_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg")
It's got 4 separate scenes of a donkey shitblasting someone right into a wall
>>70339677
>tfw related to Harper Lee and Truman Capote
>>70345338
>philosophers of nowadays
The "philosophers" of nowadays would have been the laughing stock of Athens if they showed up and tried to force their garbage on Plato and Aristotle.
The philosophers which that anon and Plato are referring to aren't the limp-wristed sociologists and existentialists of today. Back then philosophy was all about logic, sturdy ethical foundations, and living well. Philosophy wasn't just something people discussed over fancy dinners, but was something that was expected to be lived as much as it was preached.
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. He was also a student of Stoic philosophy. Many consider him to be one of the fairest emperors Rome ever had, and his Stoic learning contributed to his fair hand.
>>70346542
You should watch Murder By Death if you haven't seen it.
>>70346223
I understand you had that bad experience in school, but Im using our GI Bill, and I can take as many classes as I desire per semester and not have to also go to work for money. Philo is interesting, so I figure I just may take the classes and learn something, anything, and also earn a nice piece of toilet paper.
I hope some of these books are involved in the course. It would give me more drive to read more and earn something out of it
>>70336624
A lot of the conclusions in this book have been thoroughly debunked.
>>70344792
What would be a good book on modern stoicism?
https://mega.nz/#F!B4dB2SzQ!h_pMC30v2a_y31iD0dy0sg
Some based anon posted this yesterday,he said it gets updated regularly,enjoy.
