When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West

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RE: WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING ( PICTURE EDITION )

Jason · Only in cartoons

No, I started it earlier today. I was already ~3/4 through it. It was only 230 pages.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Only...

Also, I'm re-reading this ever so slowly.

Trying to really understand the stuff in it instead of speeding through it so I can say " I've read Aristotle "

Jason · Only in cartoons

The metaphysics is easily his hardest work. I'm glad I had the benefit of a professional scholar for a resource while I read it.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

I don't know what you mean..

* Screams at book to make sense *

Jason · Only in cartoons

Just keep Plato's Forms in mind when you read it, since that's what Aristotle is responding to. Then you at least know what the topic of discussion is, even if you aren't sure what he's arguing for, if he's arguing for anything.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Just a question in general that I didn't feel like starting a topic on cause it sounded kind of nerdy...Why does almost every discussion about metaphysics/epistemology, in it's examples, focus on a table? Is this really the best example of something we can come up with?

Jason · Only in cartoons

Haha... there are just some preferred examples in philosophy. One philosopher will pick an example, and subsequent philosophers will keep the same example (even though many other examples would work equally well) when responding to that philosopher.

It just so happens that people have been responding to Greek philosophers for nearly the entire history of Western philosophy.

Jason · Only in cartoons

Garp was boring the hell out of me, so I got these two books instead:

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

James Joyce: Totally not boring.

No really, I'm being serious. Seriously.

Jason · Only in cartoons

Meh, it's short. I might finish it just to be able to talk intelligently about Joyce. Garp, on the other hand, was 450 pages long and probably spent half of them talking about douche bags. **** Cider House Rules, and **** John Irving.