/lit/ - Literature

>>15127573
https://youtu.be/nQ7JNLy3MFI

>>14028217

>>9939856
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Just as Nelson was rolling back into bed to enjoy a lazy afternoon scrolling mindlessly through whatever the internet could interest him with, there was a knock at the door. “Morning sir” came the familiar voice of Alexander Cavellaro, who boldly strolled into the room without waiting for a reply. “Hello sir” replied the still bed-bound Nelson, the excessive politeness of their greeting belying half mutual respect, half sarcastic familiarity. “Hard at work I see” Alex jokingly chided, plopping down onto the couch opposite the bed and himself pulling out his phone to begin mindlessly scanning the internet. Nelson gave a small chuckle before sitting up to reach for a box of day old pizza, offering a slice to Alex before grabbing one for himself. Breakfast was served. The two continued to recline in silence, enjoying the quiet sociability of friends who don't need to say anything to enjoy each others company, the silence occasionally broken by the crunch of pizza turned al dente. After a half hour like this Alex broke the silence: “Any plans for the day sir?” “Pretty much this” Nelson replied “did you want to do anything sir?” he added, considering that maybe Alex was hinting at boredom. “Nothing comes to mind” replied Alex, and the two returned to their silence with neither joy nor sadness. Suddenly Nelson's phone vibrated. “Looks like Shannon and one of her friends is coming over” he said after reading the text message. “Sounds like they're wanting to watch The Red Wagon” “Again?” moaned Alex. The Red Wagon was a movie so bad that, to their minds, it may as well have been high art. The main actor was also the director who also happened to be the lead writer and executive producer. It's plot was nonsensical though vaguely resembled a John Wayne western, with cardboard props and hackneyed scenes that unintentionally made the tackiest, most overdone commonplaces hilarious. At least it had been the first dozen times they had watched it. Shannon was a friend of Nelson's from back in pre-school, not always close but always around. She was a veritable socialite and always bringing new people to Nelson's, not in the hopes that he would extend his social circle so much as because his room was always available. Nelson's parents, “Rob and Jen” as they preferred to be called, were well into their sixties and over time their parenting style had become more and more relaxed. By the time Nelson, the youngest in a line of half a dozen siblings, came into their lives they were done with being relentless authorities and more than happy to leave Nelson to his devices. This was in stark contrast to the parents of Nelson's friends, most of whom were much less experienced, much more naive, and consequently much more controlling of their teenage brood.

Is there a general guide for reading analytic philosophy?

Let's take Quine's "Two Dogmas of Empiricism". What would I need to understand it fully?

I have the general idea that you'll require reading Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap, plus an actual study into formal logic, but what else so that I wont be caught off guard? Any books which give a great guide for getting into analytic philosophy like this?

Hey /lit/ I'm ordering some books on Amazon and need 4 more bucks to fill the free shipping got any books for that price that are good?

>>7529319
Just start writing, bruv. Even if its shit, just fucking write,

>>7521911
Science and Math have undeniably utilitarian applications conducive to acquiring truth and can fundamentally change the way you view the world. I'd even argue that upper level science and mathematics, when fully grasped and understood, can be some of the most beautiful stuff in the world.

Sports are cathartic, promote team work, fitness and health and have undeniable utilitarian applications in collective problem solving, strategy and even a dialectic born from living, breathing competition.

Video games are masturbatory distractions that afford none of the physical benefits of sports and a fraction of the intellectual merits. Comparing them to science and mathematics is an insult to anyone seriously involved in science and mathematics.

>>7521936
Western literature finds its roots in the oratory epics of Homer and the Bible.

>>7521939
Video Games are just diluted, consumerist bastardizations of interactive storytelling, sports and strategy games like Chess and Go. They're weaponized culture with the sole intent of driving capitalism forward and dulling the masses into thinking that wasting twelve hours on the newest Telltale Games release is a mind blowing innovation and great use of their time. Barely a step above opiate addiction only at least opiate addiction has inspired some good literature.

Its mostly boring. Wouldn't recommend it, unless you really want to know how the whole vampire thing got started.

>>7455540
The Savage Detectives
>>7455791
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
>>7455948
The Iliad
>>7458343
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

>>7444588
Bookmarked, thanks anon

>>7415734

Yes

I read 80% of the Three Musketeers over the past week while stoned and enjoyed it immensely

A color or a flavor