/lit/ - Literature

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>>14899400
>Pace yourself. Read a dialogue every month.

i can´t, after that i have to read Aristotle the complete works, i want to complete the greeks

I find it odd that people would become religious after listening to his biblical lectures, I acquired a newfound appreciation for the stories but he never came off as proselytizer, more like a guy who just wanted to dissect the texts with his background in clinical psychology.
Im annoyed that he tends to repeat himself quite all the time, but I assume you would have if you gained followers every time you farted and journos decided to start a media blitz about it.

People stick with him because he can really hit close to home and most people dont know how to articulate whats wrong with them, anons like to parrot the Jim meme about him being a surrogate father figure but this is all stuff somebody should have inculcated into you already, and he is just filling the gaps because western education is a fucking joke.

Honestly I find it hard to follow what he is saying when he starts going more in depth about psychological concepts

what is a good entry point to psychology? can I just pick up Freud and Jung or do I need some more groundwork to properly digest this stuff? Do I start with the greeks?

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forgot pic, sorry

Contributing.

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>>5276175
Pretty good selection you got there, I'd probably add in a bit more diversity, but all of these are things that can be easily discussed and bring in a lot of different opinions and ideas. I just finished my guide to Ancient Greek literature, so if anyone who has enough time on their hands want to get the full effect of Plato or Aristotle, here's a quick guide. The books I have in pic related are complete works, so they're pretty expensive. Even used, they will likely cost about $30. I choose those books as part of my guide since they are commonly used in colleges and considered by many to be the definitive translation.

I personally voted Plato's Republic, but I recommend those who are completely new to the Greeks consider reading up on some of the presocratics and/or reading some of Plato's earlier works, maybe pick up Penguin's versions of the Last Days of Socrates in addition their version of the Republic and read those in that order. Republic can be pretty hefty and at times confusing (at least for me), but I feel like knowledge on Socrates can help ease you into it. The Last Days of Socrates is a pretty short read too.

>>5276350
I think an online discussion like this really only works when everyone has completed the book, so book/month. Not really a fan of the Skype group idea since not everyone has a mic or webcam, text discussions can be reviewed when finished, and making it a Skype discussion will probably cause a lot of people to avoid joining. Skype or text, I'll be a part of the discussion.