/lit/ - Literature

>>20708571

>>18834591
No you're just a commoner interfacing with philosophy from a commoner's position.
The reality is that philosophy is utilized by the elites and whoever otherwise steers human civilization on its course.
Great strength is nothing without equally strong ideas to direct and maintain it.
So what naturally happens then is there's a trickle down effect with these ideas and this is why you have the incorrect assumption that you already know these things and have no use for them because they have already permeated every aspect of your carefully curated experience living in civilization.
It's exactly the same way that you are subject to the powerful and often oppressive effects of capitalism but in reality you are not actually a capitalist yourself you simply exist under a capitalist regime. So too do you live under a philosophers regime.
Of course were you to actually fully understand these powerful ideas AND find yourself in a position to use them in an appropriately powerful way you wouldn't think this way but you do and that firmly places you in the realm of the commoner.
It's a bit of a black pill maybe but it's better you understand this sooner rather than later.

>atheists with a moral message

>>13766801
>this was literally believed by rulers of some nations in the 20th century

>>10075429
too late anon, too late...

you, the idiot: reads finnegan's wake, infinite jest, heart of darkness just to update their socialpoints page with high-tier books

me, smart person: reads meditations, zero to one, thinking fast and slow, just to give my boss 100%


later on, we both die from natural causes

>>9307844
>mfw i have 3 of those books about the dragon in too poor condition to sell but hardcover so they cant be recycled either

>>9032431
god i could have sworn there was a character in Lovecraft mythology who became a culture icon.

>>8687723
>However, the Arrowsmith Program has been criticized by several neuroscientists, psychologists and cognitive scientists, including Anne Castles, Max Coltheart, Emma Burrows and Linda Siegel, for basing its claims on anecdotal evidence. They have noted that there have been no peer-reviewed studies published which use randomized controlled trials to evaluate whether it is actually more effective than any other "brain training" programs.[7][8][9][10][11]

>>6577769

Entry Ten: In Which I Retract My Previous Entry's Title

It took her nine months to write out the first chapter. NINE MONTHS. FOR THAT SHIT. FOR A FUCKING GOPHER-PUNTING, SAND HATING, LAZILY WRITTEN PIECE OF LITERARY GARBAGE.

This was a really awful week to quit smoking.

"How has teaching changed the way you write?"
>It makes you put your money where your mouth is. Shows you places where you can challenge the conventions.
Well that's cool that she teaches. It's a goal of mine someday, though I'd like to write more palatable works.

>reading bench

>>6384584
By Being Invisible

>>6047762
>tfw when colorblind

>>6032060
>imparfait du subjonctif

what are the jewish values

Is there any chance of me being good at philosophy if I'm bad at math?

>>5900277
>You will never take DFW's English course
>You will never see the Death Grips perform live
>You will never realize what really interests you until it's over

>stacks of unread books
>still buying more books
>can't find time to read current book

Anyone else know this feel?