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Philosophical Investigations: The German Text with a Revised English Translation: German Text, with a Revised English TranslationPhilosophical Investigations: The German Text with a Revised English Translation: German Text, with a Revised English Translation by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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The matured, and rather more optimistic side to this most gifted of men. Wittgenstein displays what it means to defy convention and strive for ones own meaning in an absurd and befuddled world.
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Penguin Social Sciences)Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Penguin Social Sciences) by Michel Foucault
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A masterpiece in the Foucauldian cannon, you won't view the totality of, what seems like, historical truth in the same way again
The Snow LeopardThe Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
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A beautifully written journal. On the one hand it seeks to describe the majesty and comfort of the himalayas, on the other it is a spiritual overcoming of ones obstacles
Fear and Trembling: Dialectical Lyric by Johannes de Silentio (Classics)Fear and Trembling: Dialectical Lyric by Johannes de Silentio (Classics) by Soren Kierkegaard
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Kierkegaarde at his very best
Love And Death [DVD] [1975]Love And Death [DVD] [1975]
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Woody Allen's fine achievement in metaphysical absurdity, and a capture of man's true confusion of the world that surrounds him
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Routledge Classics)Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Routledge Classics) by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Incredibly difficult text. I still don't REALLY understand it, even though I've sat on the content for a good 2 years now
Postmodern EthicsPostmodern Ethics by Zygmunt Bauman
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Bauman is as seductive and rigourous as ever; always observing but never imposing; essentially what we make of our lives is down to a choice; our choice. A very lucid account of a rapidly world
Brothers Karamazov (Bantam Classics)Brothers Karamazov (Bantam Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky
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Tolstoy depicts a russian story of happiness, love and loss in a unique and all-encompassing way: a unique text
The Order of Things (Routledge Classics): Archaeology of the Human SciencesThe Order of Things (Routledge Classics): Archaeology of the Human Sciences by Michel Foucault
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Very arduous text but definitely worth reading. The epistemic thesis is alluring in its erudition, however is errornous
The Tibetan Book of the DeadThe Tibetan Book of the Dead by Graham Coleman
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A religious text, that needs to be read in the right context. It can be justified as a philosophical doctrine for the salvation of the human soul
The World as Will and Representation - Volume 1: v. 1The World as Will and Representation - Volume 1: v. 1 by Arthur Schopenhauer
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Schopenhauer rests safely in the pantheon of great minds, this is the reason why
Capital: An Abridged Edition (Oxford World's Classics)Capital: An Abridged Edition (Oxford World's Classics) by Karl Marx
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A man held responsible for the most tyrannical regimes the world has seen. However he never regarded himself as a Marxist. But a serious thinker
Gershwin: The Very Best OfGershwin: The Very Best Of by Various Artists
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You gotta love him, puts a smile on my face everytime
The Genealogy of Morals (Dover Thrift Editions)The Genealogy of Morals (Dover Thrift Editions) by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Think about why it is that you care so much for those in need, and yet do so little about it
Blue and Brown Books: Preliminary Studies for the Philosophical InvestigationsBlue and Brown Books: Preliminary Studies for the Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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A series of notes drafted up by Wittgenstein's own students, provides key details into his thinking
Writing and Difference (Routledge Classics)Writing and Difference (Routledge Classics) by Jacques Derrida
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The school boy "smart ass"? This man takes the lot
Dialectic of Enlightenment (Verso Classics)Dialectic of Enlightenment (Verso Classics) by Theodor W. Adorno
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An impotant text for the original impetus that lead to the critical thinking movement. A peotic text with subtle power
War and Peace (Penguin Hardback Classics)War and Peace (Penguin Hardback Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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A cliche top "whatever" book, but its clearly an important and rewarding read for anybody.
The Asch Recordings Vols. 1-4 (4CD)The Asch Recordings Vols. 1-4 (4CD) by Woody Guthrie
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The great folk hero at his very best
Zoolander [DVD] [2001]Zoolander [DVD] [2001]
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Is it because I'm really ridiculously good looking?
The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]
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I hated this film at first. Nothing much happens, but watch it over and over and you'll be surprised how much you discover about yourself
DjangologyDjangology by Django Reinhardt
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The greatest Guitarist to live in my opinion
Of GrammatologyOf Grammatology by Jacques Derrida
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An important read if you want to discover the purpose of deconstruction
Radio Days [DVD] [1986]Radio Days [DVD] [1986]
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Allen is a genius, he can make you feel as small a needle point and yet use that to sew together a brilliant and nostalgic story