/lit/ - Literature

requesting socialist lit

I've deleted the charts I had, but as a pointer any "marxism reading list" that starts with the manifesto is shit, if it starts with the capital it is even worse.

>>12654615

what should it start with?

>>12654649
Probably Thesis on Feuerbach if you are reading Marx from a philosophical point of view.
If from a political/economical point of view, read Value, Price and Profit (a speech by Marx) and Wage Labour and Capital (a short essay) first.
All of this can be found for free at marxists.org

Has anyone got the drugs chart?

>>12654582
All in the wiki.
Look for it yourselves if you aren't contributing any OC you lazy ass commies.

Here you go, OP

Also a heavy on the Marx list

>>12654582
There are no good Marxist/communist reading charts, all of them lack either basic pre-recs, or include way too much academic crap that has no influence among activists.

I want to read pic related but it's the doorstopper to end all doorstoppers

what would be a good smaller book to start with?

>>12655823
If you're talking about the russian revolution, you might want to look into Ten Days That Shook the World

>>12655884

talking specifically about that book by Leon Trotsky, I really like historical /lit/

I got that, but if you wanted a smaller book about the Russian revolution that is my hottest tip

>>12656049

thanks anon, i'll definitely check it out

>>12654937
honestly I've read most of the pre-enlightenment and enlightement books here since i study political philosophy. I have to say they're almost pointless to read firsthand. If you could find a book which instead just summarizes them in plain english and provides insight i would recommend doing that instead, or watching lectures. The works are pretty shit in themselves i find and are mostly only useful if youre trying to read works that are directly inspired by them (for example Locke's Two Treatises and its influence on Nozick.) Insanely dry, longwinded, poorly written, as important as they are. Though this is perhaps just my opinion considering Im a socialist and so am focused more on later works.

Everything afterwards is more interesting and relevant imo. Even the ancient philosophical texts are really well written and deal with a lot of interesting complex themes rather than just like 300 pages of discussing property laws and shit.

I am about to finish a degree in political philosophy so if anyone has questions I can do my best to reccomend stuff or anything else although these lists are pretty good.

Does anyone have the reading guide that suggests the type of books I read after the Greeks? It's basically point a to point b, (Egyptians to Greeks to Christians). I'm new to /lit/ so pls be nice

>>12656289
>I am about to finish a degree in political philosophy
Why

>>12656313
Read the fucking sticky, it's there for a reason.
Also, read whatever the fuck you want, not what a chart tells you to

>>12656316
good point im actually going to drop out now

>commies on my lit
ew

>>12656457
commies are the only people on this board who actually read the books they talk about

>>12656289
>Im a socialist
so you haven't been paying attention in school

Post the chart for christianity

>>12656333
>good point im actually going to drop out now
Why

>>12656679
good point im actually going to finish my degree now

>>12656682
>good point im actually going to finish my degree now
Why

>>12656289
Know of any books that cover the pre-enlightenment and enlightement books there?

>>12656596
literally all Western schools teach progressiveness and how anything to the "right" of marx is a racist nazi