What are some good books that point out the negatives of hedonism?
What are some good books that point out the negatives of hedonism?
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>initiate your literature enquiries with writings from the geographical area of Greece.
haha he said it a clever way
There is a little Mediterranean country you might want to look into.
I'd prefer to-the-point books, but indirect stories whom's themes criticize hedonism/over consumerism/materialism work just fine too.
Any particular suggestions anons?
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The Portrait of Dorian Gray.
Charles Bukowski drank some wine and had sex with some females and sometimes he was sad as a result lol
Plato's Protagoras.
>hedonism
>negatives
Self indulgence is destructive. You can't prove me wrong.
Thank you, ill look into them. Wasn't Protagoras the sophist, and Plato's arch nemesis?
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My faveorit meme answers are the ones that aren't technically wrong. Thank you.
Kek
infinite jest
the sorrows of young werther breh
Why is this so familiar. Where have I heard of this from before
Hearty kek
the for further readings page, at the back of a penguin book?
Probably. Either that or someone else mentioned it in conversation. I wish I had a better memory desu
Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans
Brave New World T B H
Perfect
This would be more apt for criticizing welfare
The Great Gatsby
Already read it! But yes I agree, this is a perfect example of what I'm looking for so thank you anyhow :)
I'm taking note, thank you very much anons. I dont know anything about these pieces, are they enjoyable?
Worthy links user, thank you much for the effort.
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If anything BNW shows show's how great things could be if people weren't stuck up on shakespeare
literally everyone gets a happy ending, or at least their own place in their world, except for the one guy who tries to hold onto a past that's long gone (and is a stand in for the authors love of British '''culture''' so fuck him)
>Implying hedonism is bad
Bunch of plebs ITT
>justify my ideology for me
>find me evidence to support the things i already believe without evidence
Story of the Eye
In reality, here's what should happen
>Reccomend me books that prove me wrong about the negatives of hedonism
shut the fuck up, faggot.
no u
Start with the evolas
Came to post this. An easy introduction to it.
Newfag to literature here, never knew so many classics were anti-hedonism
This is the only correct answer.
t. hedonist
OP destroyed
Non-Fiction:-
Life At The Bottom, Theodore Dalrymple
Prose Fiction:-
The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald
The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsty
The Rum Diary, Thompson
American Psycho, Ellis
Drama:-
Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, Shakespeare
godamn nigger that's a cute ass duck
Facebook quotes before Facebook existed: the book
Point taken.
Please, go ahead.
Honestly I'm surprised this thread is still going. If any of you want to recommend pro-hedonistic material, feel free.
I sincerely doubt it will convince me that unlimited sex and booze (as an example) is benefit though.
Transgressive fiction in general, Irvine Welsh, Selby Jr, Burroughs, etc.
Atomized no amount of liberation can fix a broken man
Gorgias by Plato
Modern day Greeks have nothing to do the Ancient Greeks.
National identity is constructed, don't forget
>negatives of hedonism
>Brave New World, a society where you literally have non-stop sex with genetically engineered qts
>negatives
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Spoken like a true betacuck.
The Biple.
Such a mediocre poet
The final word on the subject in my opinion.
The final words by Goonan hopefully
If you give a moose a mortgage
KEK
Remind me how. I took that dialogue to be more about teaching, what can possibly be taught.
B.E.E.
>cringie tv meme
Neck yourself
This. Every character in it pursues pleasure and tries to avoid pain. That user may've just been meming, though.