/lit/ - Literature

>>23277739
>stating facts now is somehow mocking
>video game league analogy
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez It was Plato's Republic reference you silly goose. Maybe you should try reading it instead of wasting time projecting your insecurities onto others (¬¬)

>>23277749
>I'm going to assume you're joking
Im going to assume you don't understand philosophy ~( ˘▾˘~)

>Philosophy as a Rite of Rebirth challenges our understanding of philosophy - indeed it challenges many centuries of assumptions which have reduced othodox philosophy to a shadow of its original.Uzdavinys returns to the very roots of philosophy in Ancient Egypt, and shows why the Greeks revered that land of pyramids and priest-kings as the source of divine wisdom. Bringing his understanding of many great traditions of philosophy - Indian, Islamic, Greek, and others - he presents the case for considering philosophy as a human participation in a theophany, or divine drama. Casting aside the unnatural limitations of modern philosophy, as well as the grave misunderstandings of Egyptologists, radical and exciting possibilities emerge for the serious philosopher. These possibilities will certainly change our view of the universe in general, but most particularly our view of ourselves. The Rebirth of the title is one that implies an expansion of consciousness both upwards towards the divine he

>>21534167
For a detailed answer consult pic related.

>>19402527

Incredibly dense, comes with a glossary, took me a long time to work through it. Five months to read 280 pages, and I'm usually pretty quick. Frankly I can't recommend it to anyone who doesn't have a basic grounding in NeoPlatonism to start with unless you're willing to do the slog of never letting a word go by unresearched. Uzdavinys covers the relationship between Egyptian religion and Greek philosophy, the Weltanschauung of the ancients, symbolism - myth - semiotics - Being - in Egyptian thought, rituals, the animation of statues, philosophical rebirth ie; becoming immortal.

Recommended for:
People willing to put in the work
NeoPlatonists and Egyptologists
People interested in Orphism, Ancient worldviews, Egyptian Religion
Fans of Jan Assmann
Researchers of Magic


Not Recommended for:
Dilettantes
Politically motivated readers

Are there any books that could be labeled as "anthropology of philosophy" i.e. books that discuss what drives cultures to engage in philosophical reflection, why some cultures developed a unique philosophical outlook while others didn't etc? Pic related is a good example of what I'm looking for

>>13264423
indeed