I don't know wth i'm doing or why with this stuff. The authors

1) Write intentionally obscure

2) Assume you have read whatever they reference, because they are such sophistimicated philosophers and you should be as well. Bringing new ideas with little to no introduction

3) do (1) with an intent to induce a delerium in the reader

4) Write about ideas that they together may have contradicting opinions about

I can't help but laugh, be pissed off at myself and be in awe/fascination. Strikes my attention, there's a gravity to it.

Half of me attempts to push through the opacity. The other half pulls away, self talking "this is going to be a massive waste of time"

At least there's some enjoying the theater of it all and my own publically yielding to the delerium.

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Some continental philosophers might deliberately write in a complex manner to convey the depth and nuance of their ideas, which they believe cannot be adequately expressed through simpler language.

Understanding continental philosophy often requires a significant investment of time and effort, as well as familiarity with the philosophical traditions and concepts it engages with. You kinda need to start at Nietzsche, then Hegal, then Marx, then Foucault, then the rest.

It has been criticized by analytical philosophers (Chomsky) as being vague, and my favorite Conitential Philosopher once said "continental philosophy has given America a language they do not nees".

*need

I appreciate to have found someone familiar in this realm to relate with 😄

It's in the name...

BTW this is a popular activity amongst masochists for apparent reasons

Oh i bet.

PS. There is a decent podcast called Philosophize This (Stephen West) and he goes through all the major thinksers. Hasn't done Max Stirner, yet....

I'm always down for intellectual mastabation discussions