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Carina
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finished with part I! super engaged so far. in the rest of part 1 he discussed the nature of truth, the pursuit of "journey before destination," and man's innate inability to be honest about himself. he uses 2+2=4 as a representation of all of nature's laws and a symbol for what he's trying to escape. all this raises several interesting questions such as: what is truth? is there only ever one truth? meaning of life?
— Aug 15, 2021 08:05AM
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Carina
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Finished. very existentialist, "you" he refers to is an idealized you, trying to subvert the system within the system? what does it mean to feel alive?
— Sep 08, 2021 05:16PM
Carina
is on page 60 of 136
finished I of ch. 2. interesting ideas: subverting a system while within the system itself (makes me think of cixous for some reason), the fear of being Seen, truth and the nature of truth, fixed roles played in society, etc.
— Aug 15, 2021 08:46AM
Carina
is on page 29 of 136
i am really enjoying this book so far! Dostoyevsky is always a challenging read but really enjoyable once you sit down with it. it's really engaging, there's not one sentence that goes by that doesn't force you to think. in this case, up until ch.9 there's been a big discussion of free will that i've loved. tldr; people do/desire weird/unhelpful stuff because they want to prove they live and are not simply alive.
— Aug 14, 2021 08:46AM
Carina
is on page 9 of 136
i forgot how much reading dostoyevsky hurts my head sdkfjsldkfj...... it's interesting so far though. crime n punishment was one of my favourite books ever so let's see where this one eads.
— Aug 14, 2021 04:52AM