Mr. Moorcock,
I'll start off by getting any of hero-worship i may have off my chest and say that i love your work. But besides the work itself i am fascinated by the ideas behind it.
I just started at a new school, so i decided to check out their library (actually sitting there right now). And it has me drooling, even though they only have a couple of your books. Their Philosophy and Religion sections are quite large (at least by my standards).
Now, the only problem is, i'm having trouble deciding where to begin. I've mainly read Eastern Philosophy, however, this semester i'm taking a course on Western Philosophy. Unfortunately it's a pre-requisite for something or other, so not all the other students are in there to actually learn philosophy, however i quite like the instructor, so i'm fairly happy with it. Now, i picked up "Thus spoke Zarathustra" by Nietzsche, which i hope will prove interesting. However, i would very much like more suggestions if you would be so kind as to provide them. As I said, i love your works and the ideas behind them, so i have a great respect for the ideas, and would like to know what influenced you.
I remember reading that you were heavily influenced by French Existentialism, however i don't know where to begin with that.
If you don't have much to say that's fine, i know i came in here raving mad... but, I've questioned my sanity for years so it all works out.
As an aside to everyone else that posts here, I'd definately like to hear your opinions as well, since i'm more of a "lurker" at forums than anything else (i usually don't post unless i have something to say, like umm, now) i've read a good deal of your posts and have respect your opinions as well. More or less, i'm looking for somewhere to begin, this has always been an interest of mine, but not something i've explored as in depth as i want to, so i'm looking to correct that.
And, yes, this post confused the heck out of me as well
I'll start off by getting any of hero-worship i may have off my chest and say that i love your work. But besides the work itself i am fascinated by the ideas behind it.
I just started at a new school, so i decided to check out their library (actually sitting there right now). And it has me drooling, even though they only have a couple of your books. Their Philosophy and Religion sections are quite large (at least by my standards).
Now, the only problem is, i'm having trouble deciding where to begin. I've mainly read Eastern Philosophy, however, this semester i'm taking a course on Western Philosophy. Unfortunately it's a pre-requisite for something or other, so not all the other students are in there to actually learn philosophy, however i quite like the instructor, so i'm fairly happy with it. Now, i picked up "Thus spoke Zarathustra" by Nietzsche, which i hope will prove interesting. However, i would very much like more suggestions if you would be so kind as to provide them. As I said, i love your works and the ideas behind them, so i have a great respect for the ideas, and would like to know what influenced you.
I remember reading that you were heavily influenced by French Existentialism, however i don't know where to begin with that.
If you don't have much to say that's fine, i know i came in here raving mad... but, I've questioned my sanity for years so it all works out.

As an aside to everyone else that posts here, I'd definately like to hear your opinions as well, since i'm more of a "lurker" at forums than anything else (i usually don't post unless i have something to say, like umm, now) i've read a good deal of your posts and have respect your opinions as well. More or less, i'm looking for somewhere to begin, this has always been an interest of mine, but not something i've explored as in depth as i want to, so i'm looking to correct that.
And, yes, this post confused the heck out of me as well

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