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DarkEminence
12-30-2006, 02:21 AM
I figured I might do some heavy reading in my free time, following the theme of philosophy (see title)

I was wondering what is a more worthwhile read, and what would each apply to:

1) Machievelli's (sp) The Prince and Art of War
2) Sun Tzu's and Sun Bin's Art of War
3) The Book of Changes (I Ching)
4) Thomas Hobbe's Leviathan (sp)
...the list goes on as I can name them.




Gollevainen
12-30-2006, 05:33 AM
try some good eastern Sci-fi like Stanislaw Lem or Stugarski brothers...

FuManChu
12-30-2006, 07:04 AM
Or some poetry - Matsuo Basho is very good if you like haiku.

SampanViking
12-30-2006, 08:40 AM
I would have to add a couple from the old North

The Poetic Edda is a must

Snorre Sturlason's Heimskringla is highly recommended.

Gollevainen
12-30-2006, 08:43 AM
if we take that line, then the Kalevala is must...

And Tolkien's Silmarillion and Unfinished tales, goes just fine together with other old epic myths...

Finn McCool
12-30-2006, 05:34 PM
Read Deepak Chopra's new book...I forget what it is called but I want to read it.

DarkEminence
12-31-2006, 12:09 AM
Read Deepak Chopra's new book...I forget what it is called but I want to read it.

Life after Death? (the name of the book)

And many thanks to the rest of you. I have reading to do :coffee: