Hey, wanted to get into philosophy and was wondering if anyone had any good titles in mind that weren't bias (or as little as possible), is The Complete Idiots Guide to Philosophy any good? |
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Hey, wanted to get into philosophy and was wondering if anyone had any good titles in mind that weren't bias (or as little as possible), is The Complete Idiots Guide to Philosophy any good? |
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"Leave no stone unturned." - Euripides
"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot." - Plato
Yeah I'd reccomend going to the nearest bookstore and looking through the philosophy section... just look for something simple, maybe something that runs over a few basic philosphical ideas in a way that will enable you to get an idea about the whole lot. When I was at school our library had an awesome philosophy section and had lots of these kind of books, I loved it. |
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Man is the Measure, by Reuben Abel, was taught at my high school, and is perhaps the single most boring book on philosophy I've ever not read. It looks like it's taught at a number of high schools as part of their advanced programs. |
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I'd recomend taking a look at some of Socrates' teachings. He was one of the early greek philosiphers, which is where a lot of philosiphy stems from. He's fairly easy to read, and though not the deepest, its a good introduction. That's where I started, and I really liked him. |
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Well life is short, so love the one ya' got, 'cause you might get run over or you might get shot.
~Sublime
Here's a WSJ review of a book about Leibniz and Spinoza that looks interesting. You could get a very healthy grounding in Enlightenment era philosophy by looking at these two together, for they both introduced knew thoughts at nearly opposite ends of the spectrum on how the scientific revolution should deal with religion. |
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Look for "sophies world", Its very easy to read and storie like, it takes you through the history of philosophy, I don't remember the name of the author though. Its the best, from reading it you can later do your on research on who you want since you allready Know. |
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Here and there...
Philosophy is a funny thing because it encompasses so much work. It really depends on what you'd like to get out of it. You remember that quote from (Alice in Wonderland?). It goes something like this: |
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"The history of Western Philosophy" by Betrand Russel. |
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“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” (or better yet: three...)
George Bernard Shaw
No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world. I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker. - Mikhail Bakunin
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