Hey /lit/, do you have a piece of philosophy that you consider beautiful? What makes it beautiful to you? Is it the theme of the work? How it's presented and written? I find A Free Man's Worship by Bertrand Russell to be incredibly beautiful.

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Anonymous Wed Oct 18 11:54:05 2017 No.10161774 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /lit/, do you have a piece of philosophy that you consider beautiful?

What makes it beautiful to you? Is it the theme of the work? How it's presented and written?

I find A Free Man's Worship by Bertrand Russell to be incredibly beautiful.

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 12:10:01 2017 No.10161811 define "beauty"

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 12:11:25 2017 No.10161815 All of Fear and Trembling is beautiful, especially the speech in praise of Abraham.

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 12:14:10 2017 No.10161819 Phaedo

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 21:01:27 2017 No.10163604 >>10161774 Yeah. Santayana's Scepticism and Animal Faith is gorgeous both philosophically and in presentation. Were books of philosophy women I'd certainly try to date her. I could never marry her, however..

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 21:21:13 2017 No.10163646 >>10161774 probably the dhammapada

>>	Anonymous Wed Oct 18 21:23:25 2017 No.10163652 File: 419 KB, 1300x1022, the_trinity_astrology_1300.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10161774 The Trinity

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