07-05-2015, 06:46 PM
(07-05-2015, 06:02 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: I would love to start a series of discussions on different books. Of course these different books would have to be free off of iBooks or something since I'm poor and don't have money. iBooks has many, MANY books free to download and think it would be fun to read them with you all and discuss them as we go chapter by chapter every week.
Just wondering if anyone would be interested in doing this?
Also suggestions on how to format something like this. Maybe read a chapter per week and discuss that chapter over the weekend. I'm thinking we can actually learn something from one another.
Books I'm thinking about
The Divine Comedy
Civil Disobedience
Paradise Lost
Communist Manufesto
Walden
Books that we can argue over and expand our minds.
Walden is the only one of those books that I would even consider reading. Just because stuff is old does not mean it is that brilliant.
For example Civil Disobedience claimed that we would be better off if men did not follow the rules of government. When I look at some of the stuff people say today i realize that is crazy talk. I agree we should oppose injustice in government, but when you look at how stupid so many people are you realize we would be in bad shape without some laws and government control.
