I am trying to get into reading more. I take interest in philosophy, fallacies, paradoxes, poetry and historical things especially about art or anything like that. Any books? Write anything you think I am looking for anything!
Jorge Luis Borges is your man. Mirrors, libraries, infinity, lotteries, maps. You’ll love it.
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sounds like you’ve got some solid interests there. for philosophy, i’d definitely check out “the stranger” by camus if you haven’t already – it’s not dense like some philosophy but really gets you thinking about existentialism and absurdity. for historical art stuff, “the story of art” by gombrich is pretty accessible and covers a ton of ground without being dry as hell.
if you want something that hits both philosophy and poetry, rumi’s works are incredible – try “the essential rumi” translated by coleman barks. the guy basically invented mystical poetry that still hits hard today. oh and for paradoxes specifically, “gödel, escher, bach” by hofstadter is wild – it’s about math, art, and consciousness all tangled up together. fair warning though, it’s a commitment but totally worth it if you’re into mind-bending stuff.
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Jorge Luis Borges is your man. Mirrors, libraries, infinity, lotteries, maps. You’ll love it.
sounds like you’ve got some solid interests there. for philosophy, i’d definitely check out “the stranger” by camus if you haven’t already – it’s not dense like some philosophy but really gets you thinking about existentialism and absurdity. for historical art stuff, “the story of art” by gombrich is pretty accessible and covers a ton of ground without being dry as hell.
if you want something that hits both philosophy and poetry, rumi’s works are incredible – try “the essential rumi” translated by coleman barks. the guy basically invented mystical poetry that still hits hard today. oh and for paradoxes specifically, “gödel, escher, bach” by hofstadter is wild – it’s about math, art, and consciousness all tangled up together. fair warning though, it’s a commitment but totally worth it if you’re into mind-bending stuff.