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| R.j. |
...had to read Thus Spoke Zarathustra for class?
It's one out of six required books (for one class), the semester hasn't begun, and I'm already damn intimidated.
Oh, well. Let's see how it goes. |
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| itsamemario |
Arrrr jay! Wassup? Long time, few see.
Didn't read it for class, just out of curiosity really. It's a good book, with clever plot twists and rich characters, but I'm not gonna be a spoiler boiler and ruin all that fun for you.
Edit:What other books do you have to read and what class is this? |
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| R.j. |
| quote: | Originally posted by itsamemario
Arrrr jay! Wassup? Long time, few see.
Didn't read it for class, just out of curiosity really. It's a good book, with clever plot twists and rich characters, but I'm not gonna be a spoiler boiler and ruin all that fun for you.
Edit:What other books do you have to read and what class is this? |
Hmm, do I know yoo? :toothless
Other books: Nausea by J. P. Sarte, Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway (read this one already), Metamorphosis by Kafka (already read this one), Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard, and The Razor's Edge by W. S. Maugham. |
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| itsamemario |
| quote: | Originally posted by R.j.
Hmm, do I know yoo? :toothless |
Itsa me, Maarioo.
| quote: | | Other books: Nausea by J. P. Sarte, Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway (read this one already), Metamorphosis by Kafka (already read this one), Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard, and The Razor's Edge by W. S. Maugham. |
Oooh Nausea and Razors edge are sooo good, but I ing hate that danish piece of Søren Kierkegaard. A ing hack, without equal. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| I've read Zarathustra 5 or six times now... that book changed my life! Fantastic book. It isn't an easy read because there is always so much going on in Nietzsche; however, it is probably the most readable work by Nietzsche. I would highly recommend reading Beyond Good and Evil right afterwards if you are unclear on any of the principal ideas put forward in Zarathustra (which you likely will be... not a shot at you), as it restates and expands on much of Zarathustra's main themes. |
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| Lira |
| Why are you intimidated by TSZ? The book isn't particularly hard or anything :conf: |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Why are you intimidated by TSZ? The book isn't particularly hard or anything :conf: |
I'm not sure I would agree with you. Certainly, the book itself is not difficult to read but if you don't have a reasonable background in philosophy it can be a big challenge to understand. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I'm not sure I would agree with you. Certainly, the book itself is not difficult to read but if you don't have a reasonable background in philosophy it can be a big challenge to understand. |
Hmm... I guess you're right. I read it after I read a fair deal about Fred, so maybe that's why I thought it wasn't particularly challenging. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Hmm... I guess you're right. I read it after I read a fair deal about Fred, so maybe that's why I thought it wasn't particularly challenging. |
For sure, if you already have learned a summary of Nietzsche's main thrusts then Zarathustra is much easier because you already know where he's coming from but if you read it cold then it is a lot to wrap one's head around. Of course, even without a great background I suppose one could read The Gay Science first in order to get a preview of the real meat and potatos in Zarathustra. |
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| infiniteJEST |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Hmm... I guess you're right. I read it after I read a fair deal about Fred, so maybe that's why I thought it wasn't particularly challenging. |
+1.
Doing a Google search of "Philosopher name" + ".edu" typically brings up university lectures/discussion pages. I remember spending perhaps more time on the web reading than actually going through Zarathustra/Good & Evil, despite the fact they're wedged snug in my bookshelf. Those books are imaginative, aphoristic fun. I love Zarathustra's philosophical caricatures: hermits, spiders, minstrels. :toothless |
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