How do I get into James Joyce if I'm not Irish and I got filtered by Finnegans Wake?
>>24952593only dubliners is good. so just read that
>>24952602This, but also read the KJV bible (especially Genesis, Exodus, and the Gospels), Flaubert, Tolstoy & Dostoevsky (all admired by Joyce), and some Ibsen plays (revered by Joyce)
>>24952593>I'm not Irish it's joever
>>24952602Do i need to read the Iliad?
>>24952658Yea
Do you guys ever check out little free libraries
there's one like 100 yards from my apt. I've never looked in it
>>24952645>wildlifelol
>>24952659Free books and you're just letting them sit there? baka
scored an nyrb edition of henry brulard by stendhal not long ago. mostly mills & boon though.
There’s a lot of these where I live and I have never seen anything worth reading inside of it.
This book changed my life for the better
>>24946788why would i listen to advice about women from a woman? got any male perspectives?
>>24952453>And logically so, since a fetus has to go through there.Ah, yes, the childbirth - that famously painless experience.
>>24946749What nonsense. I am the head of the house. I come first, always.Psychological games, gaslighting, and overall attitude towards her is what makes her want to stay.
I am convinced that most of you are feds engaged in some sort of opp to make the remaining real people on here believe that sex is unattainable
>>24952101Death to intellectuals
>age>location>current read
> 18>Fordham University> Infinite Jest
>>24952058I liked it a lot, read it as a child first and now as a bit of a nostalgia trip. I really enjoyed how the much the author loves animals. It was really interesting for me, the journey into a small mammal's life which we as men do not ever look into. >>24952158חחחח מה אומר גבר
33Brussels, BelgiumSteppenwolf -Hermann Hesse>>24933332What's up my belgian brother
>>24931414>35>isPain>Young Werther, Rite of Rebirth, Violence and the SacredAlso I'm looking for some Spanish translations fo Saxis Grammaticus to read in Spanish
>>24933678gay overthinker detected
Prop 1 - Substance is by nature prior to its modificationsSubstance is prior to modificications (modes), this makes both logical and ontological sense, in that substance is that which is in in itself and is conceived through itself, in that it is a self sufficient, self caused entity that cannot be contingent upon anything external. Spinoza presents his proof through definitions 3 and 5 as it logically follows, however here I will give more context. This establishes substance as the ontological foundation of reality in that God is not the divine creator of the world, but rather that god is the world, within all that exists. In such substance which is infinite, eternal and indivisible. This rejects the classic view of god (maybe why he got kicked out of the jewish church) that god sits apart from the world. In this modes, or determinations of substance, are not substances in themselves but exist within the substance, in such they are dependent on its existence. In link to Axiom 1, “Everything that is, is either in itself or in another.” (pls read the other writing on axioms for clarification) which reaffirms the ontological priority of substance over its modes, modes are in substance but substance is not in any mode. This reflects Spinoza's claim that all that exists as finite expressions of the infinite attributes of god, this undermines the notion of a transcendent deity, in that Spinoza's god is positioned as necessary to the constitution of all being.
>>24951517There is literally nothing wrong in what OP presented.>>24951508Yes, I think this is very straightforwardly reasonable from what Spinoza posits regarding substance, God and his modes. I just think there are gaps in what it means from finite modes being derived from infinite modes and the chain of causation of both and between both being indeterminate/infinite. Now, regarding Spinoza's God, I beileve there is no conception of God deserving more hatred than his and I don't mean in any logical, scientific sense (perhaps this is debatable as it reminds me of Advaita Vendata's conception, although it is more naturalized and would be less inconsistent). If Spinoza's God is true, Marquis de Sade is our only true Christ.
>>24951508>i love spinoza even tho im a materialist!!Where lies the contradiction, exactly? Spinoza was a crypto-nihilist atheist jew.
>>24952143i say i love spinoza even tho im a materialist bc he is my fave philosopher even tho he is a rationalist :3 and even tho rationalism and
>>24952143Spinoza was very critical of Francis Bacon for his philosophy, you don't know what you're talking about. /pol/ has mindbroken you
'tard moment
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Farting constantly, truly nonstop continuous farting, all day, no end in sight even now
Pro-life is left wing, pro-choice is right wing. I don't care about consensus; it doesn't mean I'm wrong, it means the consensus is.Abortion is a violation of human rights wherein you take what is scientifically classified as a human life and arbitrarily classify them as lesser than human in order to kill them freely. Planned Parenthood was founded by a eugenicist. Pro-choice advocates even argue along the lines that abortion has historically been legal, meaning that abortion is conservative and anti-abortion is progressive.
laugh hard it’s a long way to the bank
Liking a woman who's avoidant is an absolute headache. I almost got fed up at one point and stopped talking to her for a few days, when she didn't even respond to me only for her to hit me up like what the hell.
Gonna have to spend ~6 hours today riding the bus, fuck me. At least I'll get a lot of reading and thinking done. I packed my Proust!
Why yes, half page descriptions of lamps and countertops with the occasional interjection of brain dead criminals speaking futuristic ebonics. It certainly deserves all the praise. Were people really that bored in the 80s to enjoy this?I'm not finishing it. I feel my neurons dying in real time. I was right for putting it off for so many years.
>>24946610If you wrote about 2025 and then went back in time to 1985 and sold it as a futuristic novel it would seem boring, a parody of futuristic novels, or groundbreaking for being different.>ok, this book is set in 40 years in the future but it's about a total loserWhat does he do?>he works at a supermarketOn the moon?>no, on Earth, stupidDoes he use a flying car/teleportation device/tube to get there?>no he uses a regular car on a regular roadBut the car is futuristic right?>not this one, it still has buttons and runs on unleaded but there are these things called "Cybertrucks" that look futuristic and they're electricBut the electricity is derived from fusion power, right?>no, it's just coal or wind power or solarOK, so are his coworkers at the store robots?>no there's only one robotComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24950645+1
>>24947562Actually it's the other way around, his prose is the only reason for his success, his ideas are lackluster to nonexistent.
>>24946610>brain dead criminals speaking futuristic ebonicsIt was actually Canadian hippie lingo
>>24952345heh
What the FUCK was Stephen King thinking?
>>24952321>where the horror element is devoid of sexuality.Except they're gay for each other and create clones instead of babies?
>>24951534I don't know how you did it, but you somehow made your fantasy of having sex with multiple women at the same time as gay as possible.
>>24952324The book doesn't have clones and is told through the eyes of one their descendants (the baby of a baby)
>>24951199Than why are they so goddamn retarded?
>>24952325When women run a train on a man, they turn him out, he's just some whore, the straight version of IT.
Sapient Species, Races, and Miscellaneous Sapients EditionFAQ:>What is worldbuilding?Worldbuilding is the process of creating entire fictional worlds from scratch, all while considering the logistics of these worlds to make them as believable as possible. Worldbuilding asks questions about the setting of a world, and then answers them, often in great detail. Most people use it as a means of creating a setting or the scenery for a story.>"Isn't there a Worldbuilding general in >>>/tg/ already?"Yes, there is. However, that general is focused on the creation of fictional worlds for the intended purpose of playing TTRPG campaigns. Here you can discuss worldbuilding projects that are not meant to be used for a roleplaying setting, but for novels, videogames, or any other kind of creative project.>"Can I discuss the setting of my campaign here, though?"If you want to, but it would probably be better to discuss it on >>>/tg/ . We don't allow the discussion of TTRPG mechanics, however. If you want to discuss stats or which D&D edition is best, this is not the place.>"Can I talk about an existing fictional setting that is not mine?"Yes, of course you can!>"Does worldbuilding need to be about fantasy and elves?"Worldbuilding, as already stated above, and contrary to what many believe, does not inherently imply blatantly copying Tolkien. In fact, there are many science-fiction setting out there, and even entire alternative history settings which do not possess supernatural elements at all. Any kind of science fiction book has an implied setting at least, which involves a certain degree of worldbuilding put into it.Old Thread: >>24748733
>>24908910Take inspiration from the real world, which is often more interesting that fantasy worlds. Real life Christian alchemists and magicians considered themselves perfectly pious and monotheistic, because they thought magic was a gift from God to the initiated. Also, you had philosophers speculating that certain things we'd call magic were actually natural phenomena, like Thomas Aquinas distinguished divine prophecy, which came from God, and natural prophecy, which was just the natural ability of some people to tell the future.I'd recommend the youtube channel ESOTERICA, he has loads of stuff on historical alchemy. See also this ReligionForBreakfast video on ancient Roman and Christian attitudes to magic: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOO-xSPa5Q
>>24952477Esoterica is great. I will check out Religionforbreakfast. Cheers.
>>24952437Come to think of it, it's more like geopolitical symbiosis than "colonization".
>>24952400Maybe not exactly self-colonization, but this might just be a very intense way of becoming a vassall state, no?
>>24952660I literally don't have a word for it because I'm not sure it's ever happened. It can happen in my world, but my world is science fantasy and the laws of logic don't quite apply to it.
The best I've read this year
I started reading it after reading a review for it in a New Scientist. I'm roughly around 20%
>>24949657why
I just finished reading Journey to the West for a book report. holy shit Chinese books are awesome. Does anyone have the china /lit/ recommendations?
>>24947522>>24947530Read Fortress Besieged. That is all
>>24951338Read Confucius. Wikipedia does not count.
>birth name>courtesy name>nicknamememorizing chink names is hard enough without this bullshit
>>24952611Don't forget>family nickname>friendly nickname>literary name>names won as achievement>obscure pun name used to avoid imperial censors
>>24952617>>24952611but enough about Homer
What's the funniest book you've read?
>>24951462Probably Barry Trotter or The Soddit when I was 14. At the time getting a taste of counter-pop-culture was hilarious.
>>24952538
>>24951462The Pickwick Papers and Norm's bookAuthors would be Wodehouse and Swartzwelder
>>24951462I actually don't recommend reading it as you will come to see just how many modern authors and even comedians are completely derivative hacks. (Vonnegut in particular who deserve exhumation and crucifixion upside down for his kleptocratic writings)
Best writers for increasing your vocabulary?
>>24949924As an ESL, I'd say Huxley. Never have I had to use google so much while reading than while going through his Point Counter Point. Fucking great book though, but god damn Aldous, chill out with the high vernacular.
>>24949924There were at least 3 words in The Passenger and Stella Maris that I'd never seen in my entire life. Of course I promptly forgot them.
>>24949924?
>>24949924I would say most author between 1750-1850
>>24952282You can't count
Overrated or deserving of praise?
>>24949750>both sides are badHe didn't need to tell a 7 minute story to say that
>>24949764He questions the lineage of Jews today and insinuates that they, along with the rest of the inhabitants of the ME, are subhumans who can only kill each other and that the rest of the world needs to forget about them and stop trying to intervene.
>>24949750I actually quite liked Repent, Harlequin. It was a funny satirical story, it’s a pretty basic “authoritarianism mad mmkay?” kind of story but his writing style is entertaining.
He was a based, crotchety old man his entire life. An absolute legend.
>>24948906Is there some alternative iteration of planet Earth you are posting from?
>I don't have enough rice to eat therefore the physical world is both evil+unfixable and we should sit around in a circle pseudo-lobotomizing ourselves during every waking moment o algo.
