What should I read after Aristotle?
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What should I read after Aristotle?
You should definitely start with the Republic by Plato.
Who is the best philosopher of all time?
Major Philosophers and Their Ideas
- Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
- Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
- Confucius (551–479 BCE)
- René Descartes (1596–1650)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 82)
- Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
- David Hume (1711–77)
- Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)
In what order should I read Plato?
These (and in this order) can get you started: Apology, an overview of Socrates and his philosophical project. Charmides, introduction to Plato’s dialogue style….
- The Apology (possibly, as a group, with the Crito and Phaedo)
- The Meno.
- The Phaedrus.
- The Gorgias.
- The Theatetus.
- The Republic.
- The Symposium.
- The Timaeus.
Are there any essential reads of postmodern literature?
We think not. Below is our list of the 61 essential reads of postmodern literature. It’s annotated with the attributes below — the author is a character, fiction and reality are blurred, the text includes fictional artifacts, such as letters, lyrics, even whole other books, and so on.
What are the techniques of postmodernism?
As a form of collage-style writing, many postmodern authors wrote their work overtly in dialogue with other texts. The techniques they employed included pastiche (or imitating other authors’ styles) and the combination of high and low culture (writing that tackles subjects that were previously considered inappropriate for literature).
Can postmodernism exist without ‘Tristram Shandy’?
And while postmodern books would, you’d think, have to be published after the modern period — in the 20th or 21st centuries — could postmodernism exist without “Tristram Shandy”? We think not. Below is our list of the 61 essential reads of postmodern literature.
Who are the literary theorists that crystalized postmodernity in literature?
Literary theorists that crystalized postmodernity in literature include Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Jorge Luis Borges, Fredric Jameson, Michel Foucault, and Jean-François Lyotard. What Are the Origins of Postmodern Literature?