/lit/ - Literature

could anything substantial come from a person attempting to write philosophy while having never read any? would the scraping together of things already gone over many times before outweigh any potential new ideas, unburdened by tradition?

I have realised I don't understand why I do the things that I do at all. Post authors or books that try to aid in understanding yourself.

Bad so long as I’m devoted to one partner

Why is it better to spend my time reading than to spend my time masturbating?

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I don't really disagree. I think my point wasn't taken to be as auxiliary as I'd hoped, but then again, if it's totally auxillary, then you're correct in saying that it's not what you said. I should have added the word "anyways" to the end of my post.

Okay /lit/ apparently you're one of the cleverer boards. Show your reasoning.

Are there no original ideas? Do you think every possible thought that is able to be thought by man already been thought?

Please give me one unironic reason for why anybody should read anything other than fiction.

Do you think you're superior for reading philosophy? Why do you do it? Do you think it'll make you happier? Do you sincerely believe that you'll be able to optimize your life by reading the scribbles of insufferable hermits? Please.

If you have a:
>PhD
>Masters
>Anything to do with the classics

Please do not comment. You fell for the meme and it's too late for you.

Is the script the be all end all of the canon?