/lit/ - Literature

Post structuralist, existentialist absurdist, depression 13/04/27(Sat)07:46 No. 16840 [Reply]

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'When in doubt return to the poetics. It is a guide to objectivity, and might ease the subjective relativism you appear to be experiencing.'

In between relativism and the loss of motivation that inevitably follows from familiarity with neuroscience and the three sides of the free will debate, where do you find your frame of philosophical reference?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/27(Sat)10:19 No. 16842

>>16840

the bible

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Hipster Slut 13/04/28(Sun)06:52 No. 16844

>>16841
Because philosophy tends to speculation while literature tends to have a cultural position that can be referenced.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/01(Wed)16:47 No. 16849

>>16844

Speaking on behalf of /phi/, this poster does not belong in our board. He has only the dimmest grasp of what philosophy is.

You can keep him, /lit/.

Hipster Slut 13/04/27(Sat)10:34 No. 16843 [Reply]

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I can't get over how much I can relate to the protagonist in Sult/Hunger by Knut Hamsun.
I feel like his thought processes reflect mine.
I haven't met anyone IRL who seems to reflect my thinking pattern.
What is this call? Did he have some kind of disorder?
Is this a universal?
Am I mistaken the affiliation drive towards poetic beauty for meaningful identification that can be differentially analyzed objectively in respect to my own mind?

Daniel Quinn's books for free. Ishmael&!MJ3DM84F1k 13/04/26(Fri)05:29 No. 16832 [Reply]

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Hi everyone.

I'd like to share with you the books of Daniel Quinn.

These are incredible books. Mind-boggling. I've read a lot about human nature, human destiny, the end of our civilization, etc., but Quinn's contributes are AMAZING. Unique. No one else connects the dots like him.

His books will blow you away, and they're also very well written. Try reading a few pages and you'll be hooked. (They're pretty short too.)
In chronological order, they're:

- Ishmael.
- The Story of B.
- My Ishmael.
- Beyond Civilization.
- If they give you lined paper... write sideways.

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Beyond Civilization - PDF Ishmael&!boBtDIPHzs 13/04/26(Fri)05:40 No. 16836

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The fourth book: Beyond Civilization

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If they give you lined paper... write sideways - PDF Ishmael&!boBtDIPHzs 13/04/26(Fri)05:46 No. 16837

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Last book: "If they give you lined paper... write sideways".

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Another link to download a ZIP with all the books Ishmael&!boBtDIPHzs 13/04/26(Fri)05:53 No. 16838

Another link to download a ZIP with all the books:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jypfxauv83j1ngc

Hipster Slut 13/04/13(Sat)13:40 No. 16801 [Reply]

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Hullo /lit/, I recently read Stranger in a strange land and thought it very thought provoking. I liked the way it gradually pinned down and dissected every aspect of life society would rather not discuss. Have you read it? what did you take away from it?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/13(Sat)19:34 No. 16802

It's got some really fascinating ideas in it. It's not the amazing story some like to tout it as, it has some fairly evident flaws, but it's worth reading because it does bring up some interesting points.

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ponipineapple 13/04/23(Tue)11:32 No. 16825

What is this actually about? could you give more detail?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/24(Wed)05:58 No. 16829

>>16825

A human born on Mars and raised by Martians comes to Earth.

Hipster Slut 13/04/24(Wed)01:07 No. 16826 [Reply]

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Hello, /lit/. I've been feeling a lot of anguish about the post-modern society and the post-modern man's condition, about the emptyness caused by the liquefation of... well, everything. I want to read more on the subject. Of course I'll give some of Bauman's books a read (right now, deciding wether I'll buy Liquid Love, Liquid Fear or Liquid Modernity), but I'd like some guidance on where to begin and what else to read.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/24(Wed)01:31 No. 16827

The Liquid Man by Corpous Hiidro, I'd recommend it as it sounds like it's right up your ally, personally I prefer something with a much more rigid structure but it's not too bad.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/24(Wed)02:06 No. 16828

>>16827
Couldn't find it on Amazon. Any links to purchase it?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/26(Fri)20:34 No. 16839

TrollieBooks had 2 in stock as of today.

Hipster Slut 13/04/11(Thu)14:38 No. 16799 [Reply]

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Critique welcome, trying to improve my writing style.
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She frowned slightly as she walked through the bustling streets. The overcast sky reflected her melancholy mood with murky clouds stalking across the horizon. Her pace deliberately slowed as she neared the bridge over the river.

She felt bad. She really did. Nobody deserved to be relegated to such pitiful duties as this. Him least of all. Had he done anything to deserve it? Other than turning out to be human after all? For being just as prone to mistakes and vulnerability as everyone else?

She gazed out over the river’s undulating swells.

No, he didn’t deserve it. Not really. But that didn’t mean some part of her didn’t feel a vicious sense of primal satisfaction at the thought of surpassing the seemingly invincible. Of beating the unbeatable. Of witnessing an angel - a god, discarded from paradise, fallen to earth.

She sighed and turned from the rippling water. Her heels clicked loudly against the stone slabs as she trod across the bridge.

Really, was it her fault that his power had turned out to be an illusion? Was it her fault that his strength had turned out to be nothing but a mask hiding a pathetic little boy who had never got over the trauma of his past?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/14(Sun)20:33 No. 16810

>>16807
Although I agree with you I still believe that we shouldn't try to lower the level of writing to the lowest common denominator punishing everybody that deviates from a simple, concise, style

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Imhotep!jE19dxWPqM 13/04/22(Mon)09:57 No. 16824

You are not a good writer, and to be blunt you're not cut out to be one. You do not think in terms of narratives. The ideas you generate are of the wrong granularity. The way you assemble them provides no sense of time or space, just an oblivious stream of words. And your words don't come together and flow, they sit there like crippled lumps. You don't possess enough humanity to understand humans as you watch them, let alone when you try to imagine them. So you end up with lifeless automatons clattering around as you spur them on behind a thin curtain.

You can work hard for many years, but you'll never produce greatness. Do something else with your life.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/29(Mon)13:37 No. 16847

Welcome to /lit/, where the mediocre recognize the mediocrity in each other. You'll fit right in.

A little story.... Hipster Slut 13/04/14(Sun)07:09 No. 16803 [Reply]

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The Hand of Death

George Bush stood there, surrounded by a cheering crowd. Positioned in front of his groin, he had the severed head of the people's princess.
"What a tragedy, what a shame!", he cried, as he throat fucked the head.
"Jeez, Bush, is this your first time fucking a human head?"
"No... I'm just nervous is all. Why you gotta be such a jerk, Ted?"
"Force of habit, I guess."
"Knock it off, Bundy. Can't we all get along? Peace, love, understanding, harmony, man. We're all here for the same reason,. We love killing folks."
"Manson, you dirty hippie. Why are you even here? You never killed anyone. Just had your groupies do it."
"I'll groupie my knife up your ass!"
"Groupie isn't a verb, you drugged out buffoon!"
"Drugs? Where?!" Manson began scouting the countryside.
"That ought to keep him busy for a while. Hey, Bundy, you want a drink?"
"I know better than to accept drinks from the likes of you, Dahmer."
Jeff gave a sheepish grin.
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Hipster Slut 13/04/15(Mon)03:05 No. 16813

Sorry for the confusion. It was George Bush Jr. And there's no accounting for taste, or lack of.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/22(Mon)07:22 No. 16822

So, I've been drinking some more cough syrup, and been thinking about writing a sequel. Anyone be down to read if I writ it?

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Imhotep!jE19dxWPqM 13/04/22(Mon)09:46 No. 16823

I love the concept. But it's clear that after being illuminated with this idea you just squirted something out real quick. The idea can be taken much farther. I don't just mean more gory or deranged, but it can be written much better. The idea alone will only get you so far. Once the Unabomber blew Bush's cock off, it was clear you were no longer taking your own story seriously. That sounds absurd to say, but it's true and it makes this far weaker than it should be.

host gator 13/04/20(Sat)11:08 No. 16817 [Reply]

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How should this have been written?

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) feared market distortion and their client’s fiscal sustainability should the NFRA’s aging grain reserves either be held longer or sold in Malawi. '

'either be held longer or sold in Malawi'

I'm sure I should have put that somewhere else in the paragraph.

Thanks.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/21(Sun)08:24 No. 16819

I'll attempt a critique.

The phrase 'market distortion' is vague. It doesn't indicate much beyond 'unspecified economic bad thing.' Hopefully you explain the nature and consequences of the distortion elsewhere in the paper. I suppose it also raises the question whether a free exchange of goods and services can ever suffer an actual distortion rather than a deviation from some expected theoretical model, but that's more economics than I really understand.

It's likewise unclear why the client's fiscal sustainability is a bad thing, or something to be feared. I would expect sustainability to be a positive quality. Again, not a big deal if you have explained this elsewhere.

The last phrase 'either be held longer or sold in Malawi' is unclear. Do you mean '(held longer or sold) in Malawi' or do you mean '(held longer at wherever) or (sold in Malawi, but not sold somewhere else)' ?

You could certainly break this up into two sentences. It is readable for the most part as it is, but you are stuck with being vague. Try it as two sentences with more specific information and see if it reads better.

Hope this helps.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/21(Sun)09:22 No. 16820

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>>16819
Thanks, that was quick.

Yep! I do exactly what you've said. My paper criticizes the IMF's advice and precisely because it was imprecise. I try to explain the nature and consequences of the distortion in the following paragraphs.

The freemarket question does get really in-depth and it's far beyond the scope of what I'm writing so I too leave it aside and make some Austraian economic assumptions.

"It's likewise unclear why the client's fiscal sustainability is a bad thing, or something to be feared. I would expect sustainability to be a positive quality. Again, not a big deal if you have explained this elsewhere."

Actually, this is a key point in what I'm writing. The existential threat vs the social responsibility.

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The last phrase 'either be held longer or sold in Malawi' is unclear. Do you mean '(held longer or sold) in Malawi' or do you mean '(held longer at wherever) or (sold in Malawi, but not sold somewhere else)' ?

You could certainly break this up into two sentences. It is readable for the most part as it is, but you are stuck with being vague. Try it as two sentences with more specific information and see if it reads better. "
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Hipster Slut 13/04/21(Sun)09:48 No. 16821

"has fears about market distortion and their client's fiscal sustainability" or something like that

easy, it just enables the usage of both in the same sentence without confusing the two

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Pretty impressive collection. Hopefully you, your friends, and your family can find this useful!

Hipster Slut 13/04/14(Sun)13:28 No. 16805 [Reply]

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La recherche
Because 'murika knows shit about literature.

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maninahat 13/04/14(Sun)18:00 No. 16808

Have you read the whole thing?

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Hipster Slut 13/04/14(Sun)21:10 No. 16811

>>16808
Yup