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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jan 12, 2022 14:31:40 GMT
Now that we are going around spouting our favorite literature... why not?
I have 6 worthy of mention, in order:
1. Letters from a Stoic - Seneca
2. Leviathan - Hobbes
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo
4. The Prince - Machiavelli
5. The Art of War (obviously) - Sun Tzu
6. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Honorable Mention: The Discourses of Epicetus
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Post by Kliment Jefremovitš Vorošilov on Jan 12, 2022 19:16:26 GMT
I personally like "On tolerance", by Voltaire. Also, if you like Seneca the shortness of life is pretty good too. Then I like Hume's metaphysical principles and theories, but haven't read his own writings that much. Then if we include prose by philosophers, Candide is probably my favourite. But as you can guess, I like reading Voltaire and Hume as well as Rosseau, Russel and Kant. All the ones before Hume are too...I don't know, except for a few. I have plenty of Plato's books, but I do not like them at all.
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jan 12, 2022 20:56:34 GMT
Gah! I completely forgot. I absolutely ADORE Voltaire (something the fellas at my church seem surprised at). He's funny, brings out some amazing points, is brilliant, and TBH, he knows the Bible better than most Christians of the day.
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Post by Ludwig von Mises on Feb 11, 2022 11:42:55 GMT
T H E C O M M U N I S T M A N I F E S T O
jokes aside, Voltaire is good, and I’m not sure this counts, but George Orwell makes great political philosophical metaphors
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Post by Kliment Jefremovitš Vorošilov on Feb 24, 2022 19:33:15 GMT
T H E C O M M U N I S T M A N I F E S T O jokes aside, Voltaire is good, and I’m not sure this counts, but George Orwell makes great political philosophical metaphors Well, the Communist Manifesto is a philosophical book and a good one atleast in historical value, like the content or not. |
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