Ah! Autumn. The wilting leaves, the fresh freshers. Friendships renewed, grudges remembered. But best of all: new modules - vistas of thought opening up before our bleary eyes! And don't you just love all the advice the professors dispense at the beginning of the first term?
Aesthetics: "Don't approach the text expecting to understand every sentence at first sitting; do you think Kant wrote this masterpiece for it to be consumed like a trashy novel? Rather, try to get a feel for the rhythm of the work, and push through what you cannot understand."
Epistemology and Metaphysics: "This is not meant to be read like a novel. Ensure that you understand each sentence as you go; if you pass over things, you will get 'lost' very quickly."
Of one thing, we can be very sure: DO NOT READ PHILOSOPHY BOOKS LIKE NOVELS! Beyond this, well...
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