Nominate books to be a philosophy book of the month
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I have created the thread to vote for the March book.
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The April book of the month will be Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
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From now on, I will only accept non-fiction nominations.
Most of us have already read almost all of the fiction books--which tend to be classic literature like Brave New World. We can discuss those types of books in the forums anyway. People don't seem to bother to read and discuss them as part of the book of the month club even though they constantly win the votes over non-fiction books that would be great to do.
Thanks!
Scott
Thanks!
Scott
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By: Andre Gide
More a novella than a novel. Nietzschean theme. Written in The Absurd. Easy read, yet thought provoking. Excellent and modern interpretation of the Greek mythology of Prometheus, yet written circa 1900 France. Excellent discussion piece. Highly recommended. Still in print. English translation readily available.
A philosophical fiction few here would even know exists!
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The book's title is Forever Undecided
When I was still in school I read this book everyday at the library until I finally understood the equations inside of it...all but number 4,if you have read the book and understand that joke,give yourself a couple of cool points,because you're probably the only one.
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Re: New and nomination
Hi, welcome to the forum first of all!Hgfmh wrote:Okay, I'm new and can't quite figure out exactly how this works. Is there a running list of books for each month (such that it can be seen in advance) or does the book get chosen and posted at the beginning of the month? Also, I would like to nominate Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate.
To be honest, I've no idea how this stuff works either.. And at the moment, it doesn't seem like people are really participating in the discussions anyway..
I've always wanted to read 'The Blank Slate' though! Somehow I just kept buying other books, now I have to read through a whole pile.
I've read Pinker's 'How the Mind Works'. I didn't like it as much as Dennett's 'Consciousness Explained', but it was intriguing and I very much want to read his other book. Have you read it already?
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2023/2024 Philosophy Books of the Month
Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Mitzi Perdue
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness
by Chet Shupe
March 2023