/lit/ - Literature

>>12179209
no? he fought for the french foreign legion as a teen, was a lieutenant in the wehrmacht during ww1, and had a long successful career writing literature throughout the 20th century.
>>12178832
yes, very comfy reading. in his main works he was trying to outline a way to live in the modern world in a way that is both stirnerian/nietzschean and traditionally-minded. ride the tiger is far and away his most interesting book but i'd put path of cinnabar, revolt against the modern world, and men among the ruins as pre-reqs for it.

>>12113068
he does offer a solution.
go read the bhagavad gita, upanishads, nietzsche, heidegger, revolt against the modern world, men among the ruins, path of cinnabar, then read ride the tiger again.
if you still don't get it, you might not be a man of that particular type.

>>12075176
everyone has a role and everything is put into context. reasons for being and doing are fully integrated into daily life; there is less of a 'rat race' with no light at the end of the tunnel, and everyone has reason to feel proud of their place.
you don't need to be a traditionalist to answer the second question. these things are looked down upon because if everyone did them, society would collapse, and if anyone is doing them, it inevitably involves other people and spreads like a disease. if every dude is fucking other dudes, women aren't having babies. if everyone is stirner'ing no one is actually doing anything. not complicated.
'morality' is embedded in the human genome to an extent inasmuch as we evolved to be group animals who need to cooperate with one another to survive. it's up to society to get the most positive, productive traits to express themselves for each person, no matter their place.

>>12019703
ride the tiger
evola dismantles and concocts compelling alternatives to existentialism and materialism. this book also sparked in me an interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric aryanism, which is the path i've been treading since.

>>11865417
Julius Evola - Ride the Tiger unironically pummels the shit out of existentialism, materialism, and the bourgeoisie.

>>11822325