I want to write a term paper about the philosophy of Charles Bukowski, compared to Daoism. Feel free to drop some recommendations!
Basically what the title says. I still have to write one term paper required for my masters degree in philosophy. Yesterday I ordered two other books from Charles Bukowski (On Drinking and On Cats), and suddenly the idea to write about him just catched me one hour ago. The idea is to point out similarities (and of course differences) between daoistic philosophy and Bukowskis philosophy of life.
Daoism is a lot about the use of the useless (if someone here read Zhuangzi), the natural flow of life, not forcing stuff to happen - be oneself, listening to the inner voice. Also, not thinking too much about what other people might think, not trying to impress them. Even success is irrelevant, all you need is balance. I think there is a lot of potential in pointing out what Daoism and Bukowski have in common, or rather, how Bukowskis view can be seen as an interpretation of daoistic principles.
If you know any books of him which would fit well into this idea, I'd be thankful if you can recommend them! So far I've read Ham On Rye, Post Office, Women and some short stories and poems.
Have a great day, y'all!