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About a week or two ago I finished reading the Social Contract by Rousseau. What do I read next for philosophy/political doctrine?

>> No.16934907

Read the communist manifesto

>> No.16934943

>>16934907
Then what? Isn't that book pretty short?

>> No.16935093

bump

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>>16934943
don't read the communist manifesto, its for pseud, follow pic related instead

>> No.16935178

>>16934943
yeah, it is pretty short, but I think that if you liked Rousseau it is pretty important to read something that is a bit more concrete. What you should read after that really depends on what you thought of the book. If you liked it, then read Das Kapital.

>> No.16935244

>>16935101
Thanks
>>16935178
I'd give it a 7/10. Mostly good but the little tangent on the end about Christianity seems very misinformed.

>> No.16935266

>>16934841
Depends on if you want a historical or contemporary book. After Marx, pretty much everything tries to confirm or deny it to some degree.

>> No.16935271

>>16935266
I was looking for something more I guess "fundamental". Original theories I mean.

>> No.16935280

>>16935266
its so tiring

>> No.16935285

>>16934841
>muh social contract
Lol I don't remember signing that
>>16934943
Don't read that. Read Das Kapital by Marx instead.

>> No.16935296

>>16934841
montesquieu's "the spirit of the laws", you don't find a only a great philosophical/political book, but also a bro.

>> No.16935881

>>16935285
>don’t remember singing that

May I ask do you vote? Participate in everyday society? Follow the rules and norms outlined in a fashion? Instead of the gay argument about signing a theoretical contract it would be more suitable to state you reject the contract imposed

>> No.16935996

>>16935285
How long is Das Kapital? I'm going to be quite busy this month. Is it worthwhile to read?

>> No.16936042

>>16935996
It's like 2500 pages all together. Volume 1 is around 800. And yes, definitely worth reading.

>> No.16936066

>>16935101
I wonder how many of the people that go through this program come out a leftist or a trumpist at the end.

>> No.16936321

>>16936042
lmao bet you haven't. I'm gonna read the abridged version, sweaty