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Which of these books makes you seethe the most?

>> No.23271643

>>23271639
This board is really rubbish yet you can’t help yourself because it’s your natural environment I suppose

>> No.23271711

>>23271639
spqr, but only because i don't like the author's surname

>> No.23271730

Why the fuck would 'the history of western philosophy' by Russell Bertrand make somebody seethe?

>> No.23271740

>>23271730
It's very biased in some parts. He doesn't even try to interpret Nietzsche accurately and instead reduces him to "Nietzsche said 'might is right' which is bad," he doesn't have a chapter on Kierkegaard and he minimizes the existentialists, and the book is set up to be like "so yeah, philosophy has led up to the logicians like me who are totally about to solve philosophy, it's been a fun ride, guys!" There's still a lot of valuable info someone new to philosophy could learn, but you have to take it with a massive grain of salt.

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>>23271730
He was a weak man. Look at his physique. A real man could break him like a twig

>> No.23271745

>>23271639
evverything makes me seethe! esp libbbtarrds!

>> No.23271788

>>23271639
>Settlers: I feel like I haven't seen this since middle school. 3/10 not much seethe
>Open Society: I don't really like Popper but it doesn't make me seethe 2/10
>GG&S: Harari core normie lit 5/10
>SPQR: Beard is a decent popularizer of Roman History. Never read this but I trust her 2/10
>The End of History: Certainly an important and influential argument even if I don't agree 2/10
>Wilson's Odyssey: It's a good non-pretentious translation, people only hate it because she's a woman 2/10.
>Culture of Critique: Never read
>Open Borders: Never read
>HoWP: It's comfy and I love it 0/10
>How the Irish Became White: never read
>Consciousness Explained: Consciousness Explained Away 7/10 I hate it
>Gender Trouble: I don't like Butler's theory soup here but it's interesting at least 3/10
> Milk and Honey: 10/10 drivel
>Adorno: ofc he's dead wrong about jazz but the writing is still interesting 4/10
>Moral Landscape: 10/10 even his axioms contradict one another
>Civilization or Barbarism: Never read
>Not all dead white men: Never read
>Zinn: Everyone forgets that he admits the book is skewed and selective in the introduction 3/10
>Atlas Shrugged: Such a good title but such a shit writer 8/10

>> No.23272410

>>23271740
>so yeah, philosophy has led up to the logicians like me who are totally about to solve philosophy, it's been a fun ride, guys!
kek

>> No.23272424

>>23271639
Actually saved this? I made this years ago, and even I forgot about it.
>>23271730
People still make threads seething about Russell's treatment of Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel.

>> No.23272671

>>23271742
and yet he was still a top shagger, so him being weak doesn't really matter does it

>> No.23272837

>>23271639
Why would SPQR make me seethe? I was thinking of reading that one

>> No.23272857

>>23271742
Fistfight between Russell and Mark Twain.
Fund it.

>> No.23272889

Probably the Harris book because I automatically picture his conceited face.

>> No.23273116

>>23271639
"Civilization and Barbarism" is the only one I haven't seen mentioned. What is it about?

>> No.23273120

>>23273116
Black Egyptian theory.

>> No.23273124

>>23272837
written by a woman

>> No.23273128

>>23273120
I should say that when I made this chart, there was a guy who spammed this site with tons of posts about it, and Diop was one of the authors he referenced.
Just thinking about it makes me realize I've been on this site for way too long.

>> No.23273147

>>23271740
>He doesn't even try to interpret Nietzsche accurately and instead reduces him to "Nietzsche said 'might is right' which is bad," he doesn't have a chapter on Kierkegaard and he minimizes the existentialists
All based decisions thougheverbeit

>> No.23273480

>>23271639
Open borders made me cringe. Not only cause it implies it is the US that needs to open its borders (I'm not american but the transparency of the angeda makes my gut bubble) but also cause the cover is by that fucking reddit comic illustrator.

White fragility sounds gross too, but the rest seem to be ok.

>> No.23273504

>>23272837
I read about half. She does this very annoying thing of being very matter of fact and strict about history, going into autistic detail over seemingly irrelevant points of roman politics and out of nowhere comes up with something like: oh btw, the romans were trans and black.

It's not that she mentions quirks about roman society since we know a vast empire in europe would always have great diversity. It's how blantantly she makes a point of it trying to highlight it, clearly appealing to modern sensibilties. Annoying as fuck.

>> No.23273579

That worm Popper. Classic case of Hitler Derangement Syndrome