Walk into your local community college. Pick up an intro-level philosophy textbook, preferably used. I can guarantee that it will go over dozens of philosophers, each with their own set of interesting beliefs. |
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No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~Terry Josephson
thank you, but still, i would prefer recommendations. I wouldnt have posted if I was open to any philosophy book. |
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No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~Terry Josephson
I have an essay you might find appealing, here you are: |
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If you like religion/philosophy, I'd suggest Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse. It's a shorter read, but definitely thought-provoking. |
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I think Jacob Needleman's "The Heart of Philosophy" might fit your description. - It's a light survey of the history of Philosophy, recounted from the point of view of a Professor at San Francisco State and his attempts to teach philosophy in local high schools. |
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“Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.” - Carlos Castaneda
Dan Millman's Way of the peaceful warrior is a great book. |
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[Cyclic13] 12:18 pm: to live your life in a breath
[Cyclic13] 12:19 pm: breathing in is birth
[Cyclic13] 12:19 pm: holding is growth
[Cyclic13] 12:19 pm: and release death
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Paul is Dead
The Catcher in the Rye provides interesting philosophy on human characteristics. |
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The Catcher in the Rye provides interesting philosophy on human characteristics. |
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I liked "The Stranger". A short read, but a very nice introduction to Camus' works. |
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Try some Lewis Thomas, The Lives of a Cell or The Medusa and the Snail, short philosophical musings on biology. Also, Italo Calvino's Cosmicomics, whimsical, first-person short stories about the origins of the universe. |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
great replies (finally) i will definitely be taking a look at some of these! |
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No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~Terry Josephson
The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
I haven't heard the greatest things about it either. I never read it though, and it's certainly infamous if nothing else, so maybe it's worth checking out for that reason alone. |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
I love it largely because of it's 'anti-social' themes. Ayn Rand wasn't anti-social. She believed in society. |
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Jiddu Krishnamurti- Think on these things |
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I am an absolute undying fan of books. My shelf in my room holds more than 200 novels, and I have read all of them, more than once. My whole database of books is like, above 400 or something. Among all of them, the absolute best one is : |
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'The petals dance through the wind,
The crimson blood shimmers on the snow,
The shattered heart weeps of hidden sorrow.
And over a pure white sky,
rises a black moon.'
- Max
For non-fiction, I recommend "Socrates Meets Jesus" by Peter Kreeft. It's compact, entertaining , and thought provoking. |
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
- Benjamin Franklin
"I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law."
- Aristotle
conversations with god by neal donald walsh (might have spelled the last name wrong) |
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I wander through the woods listening to the sound of nature. The sky turns red and opens before me. I realize that I must be dreaming... My adventure has just begun.
Dream Goals: Become Lucid [1], Fly [ ], Transform into a dragon [ ], Explore the world of Oblivion [ ], Sex [ ], Travel to other planets [ ], Time travel [ ].
LD Count: 1.5
I second Ayn Rand, especially The Fountainhead, and Camus. They're my favorite "philosophers" to read, though many don't consider them philosophers in their own right... |
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Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics |
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'What is war?...In a short sentence it may be summed up to be the combination and concentration of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable' - John Bright
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