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 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:57 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:01 am
-appears after being gone for quite some time-
POOF! I have quite a few good reads in mind. While they're not philosophy related, they're still good (and CUTE!):
Tithe by Holly Black
Valiant by Holly Black
and I thought I had a few others...I suppose I don't...oh well! biggrin
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:47 pm
I was thinking, maybe
Into the Wild by whatever his name is...lol
Would be a good book philosophy wise. You get to considering, as you read, what might be right and wrong in certain situations. And...stuff like that...right...tired...-falls over-
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:14 pm
Fiction:
The Giver by Lois Lowry.
It presents a question of ignorant bliss that leaves the reader unable to decide whether it is better than intelligence.
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:23 pm
The Lunatic On The Grass Fiction:
The Giver by Lois Lowry.
It presents a question of ignorant bliss that leaves the reader unable to decide whether it is better than intelligence. -random- I read that in sixth grade and I cried at the end. Out of frustration. eek
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:12 am
I'd like to recommend a great novel I've read twice in the past year, titled "This Side of the Gate." It was, for me, a completely engrossing read that deals with reincarnation theory and the workings of karmic law. I'd also recommend 1984. This book, as most people probably know, is basically responsible for creating the whole idea of big brother, and it was, for me, pretty creepy reading it, and seeing how close it was to how we live now, especially in the US, the supposed "land of the free."
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:47 am
Several of my friends have recommended 1984 and I was disappointed I didn't get a chance to read it during class.
But now that I'm on spring break, I'm thinking about getting a hold of it.
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:30 pm
I would like to suggest "the Baroque Cycle" by Neil Stephenson. Its a series of 8 novels set during baroque era Europe and America. The first book focuses on a "natural philosopher", aka scientist in the US.
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:34 am
1984 is good, and another book like it is Brave New World. Both are philosophical fiction. Some great non fiction though is Total Freedom by Krishnamurti, as well as any other books hes written that you can find, Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zerathustra and 75 Aphorisms by Nietzsche, and like everyone always says, The Matrix is a great modern spin on the old "life in a dark cave" philosophy.
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:21 pm
I've been told that Handmaiden's Tale is a more feminine version of 1984.
Anyone read it? I've yet to read either, but they're on my list of "Soon To Read"s
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:03 pm
[ Message temporarily off-line ]
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 6:23 pm
-dances- I love it when people are intrigued to read The Sandman! That series made my summer last year!
-bounces about-
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 8:52 pm
Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
by Will Durant
...a handy book for brushing up on your philosophers... or maybe a general intro into the subject.
Anything by Alan Watts is nice. He has a Western hippie-like way of explaining Eastern philosophy concepts.
For some social economics...
The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki
Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
..most of those are pretty well-known already.
A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
...great compliment to any amateur interest in science. (Actually, anything by Bill Bryson... he's rather amusing.)
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:16 am
The communist manifesto
The Road to Serfdom
Both excellent philosophical political books.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:02 pm
luftwafe The communist manifesto The Road to Serfdom Both excellent philosophical political books. Give me author names and I'll post it on the main post =d
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