injury Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 who reads/enjoys what? someone recommended osho to me and i'm intrigued. was also recommended the wisdom of insecurity by watts. if you've read those, discuss. if you have other recommendations, holler - i'm a blank slate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 The Art of Happiness - Dalai Llama was aigh Cliff notes: being nice to others will make you happy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Fuck w some Bukowski and some Philip K Dick too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipod90 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Aristotle has some interesting points from what has survived. Objectivism has captured my attention as of late also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 What are you trying to get into? I could go on all day about philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inappropriate_Responder Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 who reads/enjoys what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 What are you trying to get into? I could go on all day about philosophy. more eastern than western, that's about it. this isn't ground that i know too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 misread this thread title last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 bukowski is a drunk, not a philosopher, imo. :D i enjoyed reading some daoist and buddhist stuff. krishnamurti is a good starting point. Tao Te Ching is another one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Realism Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I PHILOSOPHIZE ABOUT BLOCKS AND KEYS NIGGAS CALL ME YOUNG BLACK SOCRATES Too many people who read philosophy are arrogant and lame about it, although maybe that's because I only really knew people who were into it when I was in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inappropriate_Responder Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Drue you trying to kick knowledge? Don't let me smack that doorag off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Been waiting for someone to create a 12oz philosophers corner. Propped. The works of Plato are a great way to start. They're written in dialogue form so they read fast, and they give insight to the development of Western society, the Greeks and the concept of the good, what it means to be virtuous and so forth. Logical development of an argument plus Socratic logic will blow your socks off, man. Made a deep influence on how I think and analyze my small world around me. Be forewarned, though, there is a lot of material about dudes fuckin' each other in the ass. The Trial of Socrates is a good, short read to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ^lol @ pic I PHILOSOPHIZE ABOUT BLOCKS AND KEYS NIGGAS CALL ME YOUNG BLACK SOCRATES Too many people who read philosophy are arrogant and lame about it, although maybe that's because I only really knew people who were into it when I was in college. it appears this is a reoccurring theme - philosophy professors for the most part, are disingenuous & blind pieces of shits.. same goes for their student followers who are just coattail riders swallowing up any droppings.. they wouldve drank the kool-aid its the same thing as professors who teach politics, that just repeat popular (the "right") points of discussion to simply win an argument to beef up their ego long story short, there are dudes teaching in universities here that dont even acknowledge the gay sex/pedo shit that some of those guy were about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 I PHILOSOPHIZE ABOUT BLOCKS AND KEYS NIGGAS CALL ME YOUNG BLACK SOCRATES Too many people who read philosophy are arrogant and lame about it, although maybe that's because I only really knew people who were into it when I was in college. I knew a lot of those dudes in college too. Just tryna learn and shit here ... u know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 bukowski is a drunk, not a philosopher, imo. :D i enjoyed reading some daoist and buddhist stuff. krishnamurti is a good starting point. Tao Te Ching is another one. Haha yeah and Dick is about as SciFi as it gets (total rekal, blade runner) Dunno what I saw the title as, but posted as a thread for someone asking for authors ... Maybe that's why I like Bukowski so much then ...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Been waiting for someone to create a 12oz philosophers corner. Propped. The works of Plato are a great way to start. They're written in dialogue form so they read fast, and they give insight to the development of Western society, the Greeks and the concept of the good, what it means to be virtuous and so forth. Logical development of an argument plus Socratic logic will blow your socks off, man. Made a deep influence on how I think and analyze my small world around me. This is the truth^ Philosophers from Plato to Russell have struggled with questions like "What is knowledge?" ... Think about it... What is knowledge? ---------------------------- Philosophy hunts fot the essence of meaning But then Wittgenstein said that philosophy is just the byproduct of misunderstanding language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Which positions at Starbucks do BAs in Philosophy usually work in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 First shift on sat & sun yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 They're generally the ones who leave the faucet on blast for 5 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 No, just how to get their supervisors with business management/entrepreneurship degrees off their backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 They're generally the ones who leave the faucet on blast for 5 minutes Loud as shit & steamy as a motherfucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewGirl Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I think you might enjoy Taoism. It basically just says you should be at harmony with the path, and emphasizes: compassion, moderation, humility, and spontaneity among other things. I kind of disagree with the whole action through non action thing their so into but seems to work for them. I read a book called The Inner Teachings of Taoism a few years ago and it explained things pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Cling to a dream and never let it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 I think you might enjoy Taoism. It basically just says you should be at harmony with the path, and emphasizes: compassion, moderation, humility, and spontaneity among other things. I kind of disagree with the whole action through non action thing their so into but seems to work for them. I read a book called The Inner Teachings of Taoism a few years ago and it explained things pretty well. Noted, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewGirl Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Cling to a dream and never let it go. lol Eastern philosophy in a Western nut shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Go listen to some Jay-Z, NewGirl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewGirl Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Go listen to some Jay-Z, NewGirl! Smh please VFOR, I've got all the studio albums from reasonable doubt to Magna Carta and most of the mixed tapes in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 If you haven't already, read Plato's "Allegory of the cave" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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