/lit/ - Literature

Why believe something when it is depressing? Because truth is somehow a good thing? Facts are facts?

I have a problem /lit/.

Lately all poetry that I read is either awful, or so horribly personal it's like rubbing sandpaper on an open wound. It's just embarrassing.

Even going back to the classics feels like rehashing old and finished ideas.

Help me /lit/, I've lost the faith. Show me that poetry isn't dead.

>>2153320
You bastard.

What are some good criterion to start judging a Philosophy? I would like to gain some new knowledge and you happen to be my only trusted source now.

Also, what books should I read to start learning literary criticism?

Also, is the distinction I am making above in literary and philosophical criticism valid? If yes, then what should I read about philosophical criticism.

Enlighten me,

I mean those lat words.

I am not an Übermensch. I am saying this because I know what being an 'Übermensch' means.

It is not just a person but rather also a goal; to become a being who creates the 'reasons for a way of life' i.e a morality, from within himself. A man capable of such a feat thus automatically frees himself from the shackles of finding reasons from without. He is not misanthropic or at least not necessarily so. But rather he is not dependent upon what he believes to be intrusive to his motives. He is necessarily an introspective creature. For only that man, who sees his thoughts clearly can indeed know his nature. Only through identification can a change be brought to enhance facets of personality that strengthen one's character and mitigate those parts that weaken it.

So after this long prologue, a short answer awaits the question you might ask. What am I really?

I am neither the Superman nor the slave. I am the bridge. I can not claim that I have identified myself, but I am working on it. Cliched , I know. But true. Very, very True.

In 'Fun forever land' boys turn into donkeys and are sold into hard-labor.

Sounds a lot like communism.

Is personal experience more important than making something that is long-lasting and impactful? In orther words, is spending time with your mother more important than contributing to science or literature?

Hard mode: no "the truth is always in the middle" cop-outs

What if...Cormac McCarthy wrote the screenplay for a superhero film?

Are there any websites that have videos/text expanding and explaining Nietzsche's philosophy, in particular ones that are targeted towards beginners? I've looked through the sticky and haven't found anything that focuses on Nietzsche.

Does hypocrisy nullify or discredit one's argument? If so, in what context does it do so?

>>1184343
A mind of its own - Cordelia Fine
Delusions of Gender - Cordelia Fine
Blink
Buyology

Those are all about general psychology, for philosophy they recommended A brief history of.everything - Ken Wilbur
Nausea
Smile at Fear
A guide to the good life

those were the ones that caught my eye, I didn't write down the other ones.

Could anyone recommend me any interesting philosophy books? Modern, classical, radical, or conservative it matters not to me!