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You're probably sort of kidding saying this...but if you really don't want to read it, then your question really isn't important.
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That's not entirely true. I think what Nietszche says is important but I literally can't read him because I can't stand his style.
It's really more a time issue (translate lazy) and was hoping for a shortcut.
Interesting you mention Kierkegaard - I've been considering wading through some of his stuff - he's one of the few name philosophers I've never read at all though I've never read any of them thoroughly.
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Many philsophers are tough to read due to translation issues as well as the fact that their writings are basically 'academic work' and difficult to digest without a deep knowledge base in the specific subject.
Anyway...one reason I mention Kierkegaard is that there is less 'wading' and a bit more 'enjoying' the work in-and-of-itself (
). I think Either/Or is a must read but he much shorter pieces which perhaps would be 'easier' to start with. I wouldn't choose The Sickness Unto Death to be the first one to read though, despite the seductive title.
Most other Continental philosophers use extremely dense writing and also have little to no interest in brevity or in being concise, [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].
Try some Kafka and/or Dostoevsky along with Kierkegaard if you're having a hard time digesting Nieszche/Hegel/Kant/Heidegger/etc.
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