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Critique of Cynical Reason by Peter Sloterdijk

This book was sitting down low on the pile of my chair's wide arm rest, it is a book i've tried a few times to read, as it is a Nietzschean book and is in some ways funny, it's done in a Diogenes way in response (i don't really understand, but like to use words that make it seem like i do) to Immanuel Kant.

Long ago i tried to read Kant, and it was darn well impossible, Nietzsche whom i genuinely enjoy had a fun way of thinking about him, and i remember the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance spoke alluringly about him, that understanding Kant, is like understanding how the mind functions. That doesn't make it easier for me at least. Now i'm coming back to this Sloterdijk volume having successfully completed a few novels and wanting to test out my reading muscles. I'll only read about an hour a day from it, it is about 550 pages, so i might be able to hopefully finish before my next order, could it sway me to buy differently? I am in a sense daring Peter, c'mon man, give me your best shot, PUNK!

So here as i go through it when i find a sentence that i find arresting or interesting will quote it on this post.

page xxxii PREFACE -- "Because everything has become problematic, everything is also somehow a matter of indifference"

On one of my few replies to a post today, must have been about 10 hours ago, i referenced the doomed to repeat history argument, with a counter argument that it doesn't really matter motif, which here in this quote finds another form of expression etcetera ..... more to come if i can, i'm done my daily quota of Critical theory philosophical musings, it's much better than Kant, but not as fun as say Spengler, who i also haven't finished yet. Also related readings would be Musil's biggie, and Stirner's one hit wonder, which i did finish, but just barely, and could use a 2nd reading for sure, the Foreward to this present volume mentions Stirner kinda off handedly, like as if this shit goes way beyond that rudimentary balderdash.

xxxiv PREFACE -- "Cynicism ventures forth with naked truths that, in the way they are presented, contain something false."
in context he's describing a lecture Adorno made while some of his feminine audience exposed their breasts.
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Kwek00 · 41-45, M
I got halfway his "bubbles" book and I watched some of his conversations that are on youtube. The man is not an easy read and beyond my level. I either need to read it again or read some other authors that he uses to understand the entire argument.
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@Kwek00 Ahhh, that trilogy of his, i have promised myself if i get through this Cynical one i'd be able to then read. Good to know someone else finds it not easy :)
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@SW-User I never studied philosophy, and Slotterdijk is a deep thinker. I can only point to youtube, where often videos appear from the academic community discussing his books, articles and ideas.

And yeah, it's "bubbles", "globes and "foam".
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@Kwek00 One of those videos is by a bald man right? I've seen him, he also dissects Spengler. I'm of the mind that philosophy should be lyrical, pro Montaigne, Nietzsche, Cioran, most of Kierkegaard, and of course the smooth evocative prose of Albert Camus as examples. Sloterdijk is closer to folks like Deleuze who has a stunning study of The Eternal Return that i've only touched the beginning of from an ebook from yesteryear.
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@SW-User No idea who you are talking too. When it comes to Slotterdijk, I just watched pannels where Slotterdijk is actually in the pannel. But I tried to read it like 4 or 5 years ago. I honestly have no clue now, I need to review it if you actually want to try and get something intresting out of me. I just remember it wasn't easy on first try and I gave up half way.
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@Kwek00 I hear ya, the key to me is Diogenes and Nietzsche, both inherently interesting, but he gets too technical, and that is i think our hang up with him. Cynical Reason is him at his most entertaining i think, the trilogy is a few steps ahead, which no wonder even a very smart guy like you had difficulty with.

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Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@SW-User Oh, I've seen that guy a long long long long long time ago. But I can't tell you if I like him or not, since it's been to long. Then I have to watch some of his vids.

But now, I'm off to bed.

Hope you have a nice one, and enjoy your book.
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@Kwek00 GN, thanks my friend :)
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@SW-User can't sleep. But thx!