/lit/ - Literature

>>14441864
>The Prince by Machiavelli
>Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
>Lawrence of Arabia
>Pseudointellectual rhetoritician

>>14441864
>What book did you read last
Sufism, An Introduction by William Chittick. I do not recommend it.
>What are you currently reading
Man and His Becoming According to the Vedanta by Rene Guenon
>What was the last movie you watched
Weathering with You
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
Underated thinker but at the same time thats probably a good thing.

>>14441864
>What book did you read last
a couple of letters by seneca
>What are you currently reading
memoirs of hadrian by yourcenar
>What was the last movie you watched
the lighthouse
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
a meme but an enjoyable one

>>14441864
>What book did you read last
Roald Dahl short stories
>What are you currently reading
V by Pynchon
>What was the last movie you watched
Jojo Rabbit
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
Who the fuck cares

>What book did you read last
Jed Mckenna-Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
>What are you currently reading
Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton-The Ethical Slut
>What was the last movie you watched
Rise of Skywalker
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
I don't know who that is, so I have none.

>>14442018
>I don't know who that is

>>14441942
>I do not recommend it.
Why not, is it diluted Western trash as the author's name might suggest? Also, if you're into youtube you can check out this nice lecture series on Sufism: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTgDm4XwxaRIJCWyAO-isyCku250Q4mTd

>>14441864
>What book did you read last
A collection of Dostoevsky short stories (Notes, Bobok and The Eternal Husband).
>What are you currently reading
The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times by Shaykh Abd al-Wahid Yahya.
>What was the last movie you watched
Rewatched End of Evangelion in preparation for the New Year.
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
I respect him for completely invalidating the last ~400 years of Western "thought". May peace be upon him and his family.

>>14441873
>>The Prince by Machiavelli
>>Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
How did you find the prince and how are you finding leviathan?

>>14442367
>Why not
it starts off ok then he begins to bombard you with quotes, mostly poems of mystics which are usually vague, so to speak, as it is without much exposition in contrast so trying to interpret them becomes a chore.

>>14441864
>What book did you read last
Shankaracharya's commentary on the Chandogya Upanishad
>What are you currently reading
Shankaracharya's Brahma Sutra commentary
>What was the last movie you watched
Queen and Slim (my black gf wanted to see it)
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
A genius, a prophet, a god among men. The angels sing his praises

>>14441864
>Ghosts of K2
>Neuromancer
>Blade Runner 2049
>Who?

>What book did you read last
Comet in Moominland
>What are you currently reading
Christ: The Original Mystery by Jean Borella
>What was the last movie you watched
The End of Evangelion
>What is your opinion of Abd al-Wahid Yahya (ra)
I like him moreso for what he is against than what he is for

>>14441864
ass goblins of auschwitz
comentaries on ass goblins of auschwitz by thomas aquinas and nassim taleb
cars 2
he cute

>>14442385
The Prince a lot of it I found to be somewhat common sense necessities for rulership like the disloyalty of mercenaries, the destruction of conquered principalities to force them into long term submission, etc, was a nice read but not as cold as it's hyped up to be

As for Leviathan I can somewhat accept Hobbes' arguments asserting monarchy is the most "efficient" (not the word he used) form of government but a monarch is as plagued as an assembly would be of faults and proneness to flattery. Its importance in political philosophy is obvious though, some of his ideas on liberty could be used to criticize mainstream politics.