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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:15:31 No.19707165▶>>19707169
Do you think one should try to always read deep & meaningful books or is it okay to also just read fun and entertaining stuff?
Am I wasting my time if I don't exclusively stick to the classics?
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:16:22 No.19707169▶
>>19707165 (OP)
If a book sticks with you then it was worth reading. It's as simple as>>19707070 >>19707100
>>19706882
I know that's his idea but why does he believe that?
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:15:31 No.19707165▶>>19707169
Do you think one should try to always read deep & meaningful books or is it okay to also just read fun and entertaining stuff?
Am I wasting my time if I don't exclusively stick to the classics?
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:16:22 No.19707169▶
>>19707165 (OP)
If a book sticks with you then it was worth reading. It's as simple as that.
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:16:50 No.19707171▶>>19707191
Just read stuff you enjoy, whatever it is
Don’t try to impress people and worry about enjoying your life before you die.
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)09:57:14 No.19706805▶>>19706993 >>19707044 >>19707059 >>19707070
>In Creative Evolution, Bergson starts out by criticizing mechanism as it applies to the concepts of life and evolution. The mechanistic approach would preclude the possibility of any real change or creativity, as each development would be potentially contained in the preceding ones.
What's wrong with each development being potentially contained in preceding developments? Why does he say it can't be?
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)10:20:46 No.19706882▶>>19706972 >>19707070
Because then it wouldn't be emergent, it would be "evolutionist" in the old sense, meaning just an unfurling or unspooling of something that already exists. It would be the revelation of a latent or hidden thi01/08/22(Sat)11:22:06 No.19707202▶
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Anonymous 01/08/22(Sat)11:22:06 No.19707202▶
>>19707191