Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl is important to me.
I was heavily influenced during a certain period of my life by Nietzsche and, I suppose, remain so. However, I say that with trepidation, since I find that people often jump to conclusions about where I'm coming from based on some cartoonish sense they have about his work. Let's just say my relationship with Nietzsche is complicated and based less on agreement than with my finding a sort of kindred spirit who helped me to consider a host of topics in ways that probably wouldn't have occurred to me on my own. Even when I vehemently disagree with him, which is often, I find his shifting positions (and his reasons for them) to be stimulating. My favorites among his books are Human, All Too Human, Daybreak, and Twilight of the Idols.
Montaigne's Essays are very nearly my favorite book.
Hannah Arendt's work has been important to me -- especially The Origins of Totalitarianism.
I don't know whether I will actively participate, though it sounds tempting. Given my work commitments and the resulting crazy sleep schedule I live on, I find it hard to sign up for a lot of things I might otherwise enjoy. I'll think about it. Even if I don't sign on, I look forward to reading the thread.
Great idea, Neo!
I was heavily influenced during a certain period of my life by Nietzsche and, I suppose, remain so. However, I say that with trepidation, since I find that people often jump to conclusions about where I'm coming from based on some cartoonish sense they have about his work. Let's just say my relationship with Nietzsche is complicated and based less on agreement than with my finding a sort of kindred spirit who helped me to consider a host of topics in ways that probably wouldn't have occurred to me on my own. Even when I vehemently disagree with him, which is often, I find his shifting positions (and his reasons for them) to be stimulating. My favorites among his books are Human, All Too Human, Daybreak, and Twilight of the Idols.
Montaigne's Essays are very nearly my favorite book.
Hannah Arendt's work has been important to me -- especially The Origins of Totalitarianism.
I don't know whether I will actively participate, though it sounds tempting. Given my work commitments and the resulting crazy sleep schedule I live on, I find it hard to sign up for a lot of things I might otherwise enjoy. I'll think about it. Even if I don't sign on, I look forward to reading the thread.
Great idea, Neo!
