All the Names, José Saramago. — javi2541997
We necessarily express ourselves by means of words and we usually think in terms of space. That is to say, language requires us to establish between our ideas the same sharp and precise distinctions, the same discontinuity, as between material objects. This assimilation of thought to things is useful in practical life and necessary in most of the sciences. But it may be asked whether the insurmountable difficulties presented by certain philosophical problems do not arise from our placing side by side in space phenomena which do not occupy space, and whether, by merely getting rid of the clumsy symbols round which we are fighting, we might not bring the fight to an end. When an illegitimate translation of the unextended into the extended, of quality into quantity, has introduced contradiction into the very heart of the question, contradiction must, of course, recur in the answer.
I read it in my teens; time for a reread. — Jamal
I love rereading books. It makes me feel a sweet nostalgic vibe. — javi2541997
Currently reading: The Tunnel, Ernesto Sábato. A classic of Argentine literature. A novel of gorgeous existentialism and a sense of despair. — javi2541997
The interesting thing to me is how different they seem at different ages. — Jamal
Argentina has been good to me so far with fiction. — Jamal
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard. Ballardian creepiness on the French Riviera — Jamal
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