/lit/ - Literature

Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim.

>>850398

>the end of the modern credit card world

...Is this supposed to be bad?

>>850960

Read both. Neuromancer is a pretty quick read.

>>850771
>>850780

>I like Ayn Rand because I can, like, really relate to her characters, you know, like ubermenschen who're just being squashed by The Man and all, guys, but don't worry, someday I'll pull myself up by my bootstraps, just you wait!

>>850947

>In fact, Rand's not all-that terrible at description in general

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>>823839
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>>823878

Yeah, the Marxist pack is still up.

>>823285

I'm going to bundle Derrida and Levinas together, actually.

I may do an existentialism-themed bundle sometime.

>>823273

Well, it is definitely filling out my files with things I've been looking for.

>>823224

Your interests will develop as you take major courses and I'm sure you'll have a better idea by the time you graduate. I couldn't really say, although if you're double majoring in journalism and philosophy, there's plenty of options.

>>823214

To be frank, unless you've got excellent connections, have insanely good luck, or intend to do nothing with your life, then you should go to graduate school. Even if either or both of the first two conditions apply, it's still a good idea. I hate to say it, but an undergraduate degree is the new high school diploma.

>>823142

Well, shit. That blog really puts my meager collecting skills to shame.

>>823176

I would recommend The Trouble with Normal.

>>823155

Maybe. The Trouble with Normal was pretty good.

>>823076

I teach philosophy, and I hear this question all the fucking time. Two thoughts.

1) Believe it or not, an undergraduate degree in philosophy is perfectly fine. People seem to think that if you get "something practical," like a business degree, you're going to be able to get a job and make tons of money. This is patently false. For almost any professional job these days, you're going to need a graduate degree; as such, your undergraduate degree isn't as important as people seem to think (unless you want to specialize in something very specific and need a smooth road all the way from start to finish). I've known plenty of philosophy undergraduates who've gone to graduate school for any number of things. As an undergraduate, you should major in what interests you, learn as much as you can, make connections if you can, and get good grades. Then do well on the GRE when you apply to graduate school. Don't listen to faggots who want you to think that if you don't major in something you hate that you're going to fail in life.

2) Life is short; do what you love and love something good.

>>823098

Is that so now?

>>823041

Well now that really hurts. It really does.

>>823082

>both Christian and Catholic

Try some Rilke.

>>823046

It will probably contain some feminist texts, some queer theory texts, and then Foucault.

>>823039

I guess I'm not sure what you mean by a "higher being," then.

>>823029

Yawn. You're kidding, right? The whole "God That Failed," let's-use-religious-language-to-describe-how-communists-felt schtick just doesn't fly, I'm afraid.

If you want to actually learn about the history of communism, check out some Archibald Brown, Sheila Fitzpatrick, Lars Lih, and Maurice Meisner.

>>823012

...Really? Are you trolling?

>>822998

It was probably his best book after Job: A Comedy of Justice. But I haven't read anything by him since I was a teenager.

>>822964

I have been meaning to read this for awhile. How's the writing? Did you read Part I?

>>822970

Begin where I suggested, then rummage around through Pattison, the papers, and Polt. Read Being and Time, then follow your interests using Pattison and the papers (which will often refer to his later work, post-BT).

>>822912

Hate to disappoint, but...