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What should I read next? I’m interested in philosophy, history, the occult etc. Am interested in reading some Evola but am worried I might be too much of a midwit for that

>> No.15745083

>>15744965
Why are you interested in Evola? He's excellent, but I'm dubious of your reasons for wanting to read him, given the snek flag in your room.

You would be better off moving on to Aristotle and a book on Greek mythology.

>> No.15745121

>>15745083
I have the snake cause I’m a cryptofash but also cause I still admire the ideology even if I don’t think it’s practical. I also don’t limit what I consume based on ideological beliefs I just wanna read cool shit. What Aristotle should I read and is it worth?

>> No.15745125

>>15745121
>snake
>cryptofash
kys

>> No.15745140

>>15745121
Read 'De Anima' and 'Politics'. It's worth it because you're not going to have any luck with Western philosophy if you don't understand the fundamental divides between its core philosophers.
I assume you've read more Plato than 'The Republic', because it is not a good place to start.

>> No.15745158

>>15745140
How’s it not a good place to start? It hasn’t been too rough IMO the core tenants of their discussion are still easily digestible even if the way it’s written is painful. And yes it is the only Plato I’ve read, would that alter your recommendation?

>> No.15745189

>>15745158
I think it would be helpful to read Gorgias at least. Why is the way that it's written painful? It's basically just written like a play would be.

If you just want to speed through philosophy, you could be better off just watching videos on it if you aren't interested in comprehending it too deeply.
I read Evola with a minimal background in philosophy, but a nice historical foundation, and it didn't present any problems, but you'll really get more out of it if you follow the trends of Western thought before then.

If you're going to disregard this and skip right to Evola, start with The Bow and the Club.

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Another thing I would say is I’m interested in individuals like Newton, Davinci, Ben Franklin, Tesla etc. I’ve read Frankins autobiography and loved it and I’ve read some of the davinci biography by Isaacson but haven’t finished it yet. I was also recommended pic related but I just assume it’s some Judaic-normie shit

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>>15745189
Alright I had started some with the holy grail following pic related but I’ll take your advice. Would you go with youtube over reading them yourself? I do like being able to see the thought processes of the authors but if I’m not missing much I might speed through with videos instead. And I just thought the discussion style writing is kind of painful and I would just prefer a normal argumentative style but I think it’s partially cause my reading comprehension isn’t that strong.

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>> No.15745284

>>15745223
No, I would read the work over YouTube myself.

If you don't like the style, Aristotle is written in a normal 'argumentative' style with dot points and whatnot.

>> No.15745294

>>15745269
Is there a history version of this? My history game is super weak but also want to read stuff that is uncucked and also not too detailed so that I actually made progress.

>> No.15745306

>>15745284
Word. Would you still recommend starting with the Bow and the Cub after reading earlier western lit or would you start elsewhere?

>> No.15745326

>>15745306
I think that starting with The Bow and the Club is good no matter what. It has upwards of 10 essays and they all deal concisely with ideas that Evola explores in the rest of his works. It's the ideal introduction, I think.

>> No.15745333

>>15744965
>I’m interested in philosophy

Start with the Greeks, but don't bother reading them directly to start with. Read about them. If you have Audible I recommend this:
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/An-Introduction-to-Greek-Philosophy-Audiobook/B00FO4PR1O

It's much cheaper to get it with 1 credit there than pay for it at Great Courses. Really good overview/intro.

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>>15745294
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>> No.15745671

>>15745158
>>15745189
Read the Apology, Euthyphro and Crito as well.
>>15745125
They're crypto-Feudalists more like.

>> No.15745704

>>15745671
No Phaedo?

>> No.15745722

>>15744965
>ipleb

pottery

>> No.15745764

>>15745121
Burger punk retardation at its finest. Kys.

>> No.15745811

>>15744965
Evola is perfect for midwits since he was one himself.

>> No.15745815

>>15744965
All classic philosophers were wrong; the field is *still* in the "collecting the evidence" phase - you may as well skip their musings altogether.
Read Huemer's "The problem of political authority" to experience at least the solid methodology of a modern philosopher.