tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398699458159756321.post3073763337531148189..comments2024-03-07T22:31:37.969+01:00Comments on Philosophy by the Way: The function of booksHbdWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05358668804898517772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398699458159756321.post-44016662898596079732013-08-19T15:28:10.252+02:002013-08-19T15:28:10.252+02:00Thank you for your comment, Grace. But the table i...Thank you for your comment, Grace. But the table is still wobbling: the book is too thick.<br />That's funny. Here books without text are only used by furniture shops. Using books as toilet paper? I should take my newspaper for it, after having it read. It's also much cheaper. Here people have calenders on the toilet, especially calenders with a text for each day. After having read it, you throw it away.<br />The best place in my house for reading a book with concentration is my study with all walls covered with books. I do have three or four e-books in my computer, but I never read them, although I do read (long) articles on my laptop. HbdWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358668804898517772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398699458159756321.post-23790545322052637972013-08-15T20:07:43.771+02:002013-08-15T20:07:43.771+02:00I see, that you have found the alternative use of ...I see, that you have found the alternative use of Schopenhauer's book... :) Was it you who put the book under the table?<br /><br />In Russia, some ten years ago having a good library full of books at home was nearly mandatory. And everybody knew it: Many books were released without text. There were only covers left. So another function will be "showing off" or representative to show erudition.<br />Another use of books is to use the paper for the toilet paper (I knew such people...)<br /><br />I never have books in the restroom by the toilet for several reasons. If a constipation strikes (why else would anybody sit on a toilet for more than couple of minutes? It's not a place to rest!), then one must be concentrated on the process. And sitting on the toilet, reading something and smelling the fumes of self does not lead to digesting information, so I'm against it. Using a book in order to prop up something, well, if one's imagination and creativity is underdeveloped, what can I do :).<br /><br />Books are somebody's life, thoughts and philosophy. I think good books deserve respect, quiet place and full concentration and attention. Personally, I chose my books carefully before I buy them. And E-books are the real competition to paper books. So I carefully study contents of the book, read the first paragraph, look briefly though the book and read the ending. If I like it, I buy it. I rarely have any books on the shelf which I don't ever read. <br />How many books have you got so far, Henk?<br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036358647724858140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398699458159756321.post-64846061506501585122013-08-14T23:57:19.707+02:002013-08-14T23:57:19.707+02:00Thank you Tim. At the moment I am reading the whol...Thank you Tim. At the moment I am reading the whole book, in German, from A to Z.HbdWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358668804898517772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398699458159756321.post-32169460220829977742013-08-14T15:59:55.283+02:002013-08-14T15:59:55.283+02:00Read Schopenhauer's WWR and be amazed! It'...Read Schopenhauer's WWR and be amazed! It's a book for dipping into. Try Book 1, Chap. 54, for a start. Tim Holt-Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679512754779338962noreply@blogger.com