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This is one of the books that, until yo do read it, you think (because that is the “folklore wisdom”) will be a huge bore. Then it blows your mind, and you sta
by pfortuny 7y ago
This is one of the books that, until yo do read it, you think (because that is the “folklore wisdom”) will be a huge bore.
Then it blows your mind, and you start to understand freedom.
- sweetdreamerit 7y agoAristotle is difficult to read, for a number of reasons. The main one in my opinion is that it is so dense of inestimable content that I am overwhelmed at every paragraph.
- andrew_ 7y agoMy suggestion, based on what worked for me, is to use a highlighter. Highlight things that are both interesting and confusing. At the end of a chapter, review. I found the passages I highlighted because they were confusing ended up being truly interesting.
- pfortuny 7y agoYes, very hard because it is like my lecture notes: good for an educated person, bad for a student. However, I always make the decision: better getting the gist of it and if, possible, reread later on than stopping too much the first time. Of course, it goes with personalities, I know. I have read the Ethics. Tried the metaphysics and simply could not, though.
- coffeeling 7y agoTrying to get through the Ethics without taking notes is just self-sabotage and a fool's errand to begin with. It's really just work.
- glial 7y agoI had the same experience. I read it in 2007, and have been thinking about it ever since. One of my top 5 books ever, maybe to 3.