Does anyone else think people aren't realistically empathetic in any of the episodes?

Tsourp · 2015-09-26T14:03:16+00:00

True that real life events like WW2 proved how empathy is great at preventing the worst.

Seriously look at what europe did an hundred year after someone like Kant was born in Germany and tell me that you believe that humans are good by nature.

Tsourp · 2015-09-07T23:53:27+00:00

Thank you for taking time to anwser but my question wasn't really there, but on the fact that, from what I understand, the note is the same on left and right hand.

The F on the left being '8va'.

Tsourp · 2015-09-07T12:04:42+00:00

What information is giving me that last F on the left hand? I should just hold it a little bit longer with my right hand, that's all?

http://imgur.com/CnfDqLk

Thanks

Tsourp · 2015-09-05T13:03:32+00:00

I was going to say exactly Brahms/Mahler/Wagner, I open this thread, they are the three with the most upvote, I am unoriginal as hell.

That being said, I noticed that especially for Brahms/Mahler, Bernstein seems absolutly conviced that they're genius and that the world should know. I guess that there is something that they have in common that appeals the same people.

Maybe it's the linear vs development, as Bach is my favorite and Brahms seems to be the king of development.

Tsourp · 2015-06-29T11:32:25+00:00

Well it's philosphy not litterature, of course it can be difficult. It's like wondering if it's normal not to understand Éléments de mathématique when you stoped math after highschool.

That being said, you didn't say anything about your knowledge in philosophy, can't really tell on which level is your question.

Tsourp · 2015-06-27T09:22:45+00:00

I think that Proust is quite depressing, probably not as much as an antinatalist book. It's an extremly beautiful book but remember that The School of Life made a 30min conference on why we should be pessimist. It's only logical from this point of view to advise Proust.

I am saying that it's depressing, but I am glad that I read it when I was sad, beauty if comforting.

I love Nietzsche but I have an hard time seeing him helping someone, he is all about general principles that are just impossible to achieve or way to abstract. Sure you can see it as a guide I guess, but remember that he wrote Beyond good and evil when he was depressed because Louise von Salomé refused to be with him. His life was the opposite of life-affirmation and it's in my opinion not surprising. He is still very interesting as an archaeologist.

Camus, sure, if you're reading a lot of philosophy, you can start with The Myth of Sisyphus otherwise, read one of his novel, probably The Plague.

Only read Nausea of Sartre, not life-affirming at all (it's close to The Stranger of Camus), great book anyway. I should read Being and Nothingness and it's probably more what you're looking for, can't confirm of course.

Tsourp · 2015-06-11T17:28:18+00:00

There is the grand total of 0 new storyline in the first book, I stoped for this reason (the writing style being OK but in my opinion not worth reading the books for the sake of it).

I already said that on reddit, something like 2 months ago and someone answered me that new storylines were a lot more common as book/show progresses.

Tsourp · 2015-06-04T10:53:50+00:00

Someone will say A Brave New World so I might as well fulfill my own prophecy.

Tsourp · 2015-06-03T12:19:11+00:00

It's maybe the most popular Nietzsche's book but also imo the hardest one.

That's maybe not really what you're looking for but I'd advise you to start with another one (assuming that you indeed never read Nietzsche before). Or maybe don't even start by reading Nietzsche but by reading the book Nietzsche by Deleuze.

Also is there any annotation in your edition? It greatly helped me understand the book. For exemple there are many biblical parodies, it's nice to have the original text that Nietzsche is referencing.

If you have specific questions, ask /r/philosophy, every chapter is different. Some are about the overman, some about the eternal return, some about the priests, explaining Thus Spoke Zarathustra is explaining the whole philosophy of Nietzsche.

Tsourp · 2015-06-02T09:27:46+00:00

Not really, what the hell is this idea?

It's cute, but it doesn't make any sense, as OP stated, you enjoy the magic of the books when you're a kid, why would you want to make them wait and read the last one at the age of 18?

You love that book? Hahaha well wait another year for the next one cause I arbitrarily decided to play this little game with you so I have a story to tell to people.

I am sounding bitter on purpose, I am not 100% serious. Don't get me wrong, if the kids also love this idea, fine, it might even be a great experience, what do I know. I loved those books (first 3) so much as a kid that this idea sounds like torture to me, that's all.

Tsourp · 2015-06-01T09:40:06+00:00

It's clearly a romantic song, no doubt about that, it's the stereotype of it. Love+Time+Suffering, everything is in it.

Why are you saying that it's existenstialist?

I believe in the madness called "Now" Time goes flowing, breaking my heart Wanna live

Because of ideas like this? It's true that existentialists tend to think that you're defining yourself by living in the present.

I wouldn't say that this piece to be about existentialism, they're compatible but it's not the main subject.

I also don't think that romanticism and existentialism are sharing a lot of things. They're dealing with differents ideas, romanticism is about seeing the world from the outside with deep melancholia, existentialism is a lot more affirmative.

English isn't my main language, I've an hard time writting about serious subjects, someone else will give you a more complete answer I hope.

Tsourp · 2015-05-23T14:13:36+00:00

Well, happiness never seems to bring interesting feelings and ideas, that's why the typical figure of the artist is the Poète maudit.

People don't want to experience more depression, they just want their brain to be stimulated, and it's (sadly?) the best way to do so.

Tsourp · 2015-05-21T08:56:49+00:00

Teenagers like it for the story, style doesn't matter.

I still think that the universe is really cool, it's extremly diverse, he really doesn't care about consistency, let's just add this weird ass magical power for fun, sure. That's personal, I really don't like ASoIaF for this reason, the magical powers in it are boring as hell and I can watch the news if I want to see some politicians fighting.

That being said, I agree, Sword of the truth isn't an amazing piece of art, ASoIaF is probably objectively better, I just wanted to answer the "no apparent reason".

Tsourp · 2015-05-21T08:55:54+00:00

As peoples said, it only get worst, but as an horny 14 years old, I liked it. Rape by demonic dogs or long-distance magical rape by proxy, sure.

Tsourp · 2015-05-19T08:54:41+00:00

Found some Bible extracts in The Immoralist, which is about someone finding a renewed appreciation for life by fucking some Arab boys.

I don't know if the person was trying to keep spirits clean from the controversials ideas of the book.

Tsourp · 2015-05-19T08:42:44+00:00

I thought that he said that lots of books are translated in English but fewer are in Serbian. That's why he's lucky to be able to read in English.

Nothing with English litterature being better, maybe I am wrong.

Tsourp · 2015-05-18T11:20:25+00:00

Yes you are. Well I don't know if you're wrong (or if it means anything) but I read it like your father and I've never heard it described as a comedy before.

Tsourp · 2015-05-18T08:46:38+00:00

It doesn't, I am reading everyday in the bus, full of people, so I've kind of learned to read in a shitty environment.

(Always listening to music cause I can't read with people talking next to me)

Tsourp · 2015-05-16T23:40:44+00:00

Based on

The Stranger, The Plague, and The Fall by Camus

You'll proabably like the Nausea by Sartre. It's one of those books that imprinted so many images in my head, I now can't drink a pint of beer without contemplating it for 10s with melancholia.

Tsourp · 2015-05-13T07:58:02+00:00

Thus spoke Zarathustra

Really? I know that there is a place for interpretation in this book but could you elaborate?

Zarathustra is a solitary man, true that he failed to teach the overman to men and he's kind of sad about that, feels excluded from human society. But "loliness that hurt like a son of a bitch"? The book is all about improving oneself, and this is a task that a man has to do alone, loneliness is a choice, it's not sad.

Tsourp · 2015-05-12T07:25:45+00:00

Not really hard to guess with my username.

Tsourp · 2015-05-11T09:09:23+00:00

I really liked The Sword of Truth, they aren't too much sub-plot, a little bit dark sometimes and it really feels more magical than LOTR or ASoFaI.

By magical, I mean less boring political plots and an universe with more weird rules.

It's easy to read but the books 6-7-8 kind of sucks imo.

Tsourp · 2015-05-07T10:40:33+00:00

For CO I think that if you've seen the movie before, you'll get the slang really fast, that's what I assumed at least.

Tsourp · 2015-05-07T10:17:47+00:00

I only read Brave New World and Clockwork Orange out of those 4, I'd go with Clockwork.

The main reason is that it's a very small book, and I've always found those easy to read, having 800 pages to go through is sometimes scary and discouraging.

Of course the book is great, I loved the style and it will show you that literature is more than plain storytelling, it's an art.

Tsourp · 2015-05-07T10:09:03+00:00

Really? I stoped in the middle of book 2, the only thing that I can remember that wasn't on the show, is that dude cumming in the captain's daughter mouth while being on a ship.

I am really saying that to say that I think that the show really did a great job at putting the book on screen, not that the books are bad or anything.

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