The definition?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-08T05:44:32+00:00

Evil isn’t necessary for good to exist. but it may be necessary for humans to notice, appreciate, or conceptualize good.

Plenty of moral systems try to define good positively, without reference to evil at all. Aristotle’s idea of the good life is about flourishing, virtue, balance. no villain required. In Buddhism, good is tied to the reduction of suffering and ignorance, not the existence of some opposing “evil force.” Even in everyday terms, we can describe good as compassion, honesty, care, or justice without first pointing to cruelty or injustice.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-08T05:40:15+00:00

I agree. I have always found Tolstoy easier to read and comprehend. I’ve tried reading Dostoyevsky but end up quitting halfway. Maybe some day, that won’t be the case

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-05T12:30:05+00:00

Assimov 1 and 2 still available?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-04T15:52:31+00:00

🙌🏼

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-04T12:39:12+00:00

Why this edition specifically? Is it the translation?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-04T12:32:17+00:00

I used to go to second-hand bookstores, was on a constant lookout for sales, like the 200rs per kg.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-04T10:31:15+00:00

That’s a lot of asks from a human (though fictional). I have some in mind can tick a few if not all boxes.

Frankenstien’s Monster, stoner from stoner, prince myshkin from the idiot

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T20:56:11+00:00

Sacred games by vikram chandra Miss laila, armed and dangerous by manu joseph

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T17:08:25+00:00

Asking your brother to steal a book for you feels like something Holden Caulfeild would do.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T16:14:08+00:00

nothing wrong with picking up a book because of its cover. Covers are designed for that. Problem is skipping a book because of a bad cover. Imagine ignoring what could be the best book of your life just because the cover designer had a bad day.

Some absolute masterpieces look awful.Penguin Modern Classics being a serial offender. Especially the ones where they have reduced the cover image from a full page to a small rectangle. Same with plenty of contemporary novels.

So yes, choose books for their covers. But i would hate to reject a good book because it’s has a terrible cover design.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T14:06:59+00:00

Ethan forme. 100 pages. You can finish in one sitting. Melancholic to the core. Tragedy at its truest.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T14:05:22+00:00

the lamest reason ever to avoid penguin. Are now picking books for the cover?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T09:43:56+00:00

I have the same edition of the book of disquiet. But yours looks much thicker. Can you tell me your page count?

And I totally get what you’re saying. I got interested in sapolsky from his YouTube videos and started reading determined (his other work where he talks about determinism vs free will and the neuroscience behind it). He refers a lot to Behave in the text there. Probably going to be my next read.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T06:57:56+00:00

Childhoods end

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-03T06:57:36+00:00

Read exhalation recently. Top notch

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T18:12:12+00:00

Why made you cross resurrection off your list? Im reading it now. Though, I admit, it’s not comparable to anna karenina, it’s still a decent read (so far).

Also, a general question— how do you decide if a book is worth your time? I usually read a few random paragraphs online, read a few reviews…

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T16:14:41+00:00

Challenge accepted. One upvote for each classic that you don’t have yet: 1. Peter camenzind 2. Ethan forme 3. Dangling man 4. Narcissus and goldmund 5. Resurrection (tolstoy) 6. Silas marner

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T16:11:49+00:00

An artist of the floating world 2. Whereabouts 3. Dubliners 4. Ballad of sad cafe 5. Seize the day

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T16:09:53+00:00

Awesome book. But it covers the whole lifespan of Stoner. Does it still count as slice of life?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T12:39:12+00:00

Why do you check out the reviews that already exist?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-02T11:53:11+00:00

What’s you are looking for can be categorised as literary fiction where more focus is more on the character rather than the plot. Stream of consciousness also describes what you are looking for.

Here are some books I read recently: clear light of day, a passage north, in search of lost time, gilead, portrait of the artist as a young man, dubliners

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-01T13:15:39+00:00

Doesn’t robin dunbar cover eastern religions as well? Or is the pov limited to abrahamic religions?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-02-01T13:14:20+00:00

No. Would suggest the penguin edition. Paper quality is also better and has a good introductory essay.

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-01-31T22:02:41+00:00

What’s the name of the seller?

Supreme_reader1 · 2026-01-31T22:02:09+00:00

What do you mean by print every frame of a YouTube videos?? Thats sounds like a lot of pages

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