2006-09-21 04:11:36 · 10 answers · asked by Akki 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Cloud Hidden Wherabouts Unknown," by Alan Watts
He covers all the bases, problem is he writes as if all the major thoughts of humanity were original to him.
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2006-09-21 04:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wold dare to recomed this two:
"Sophie's World", that is not properly a philosophical book but a 1994 novel by Jostein Gaarder,
This interesting story teaches you the history of Western philosophy whilst telling you a story within a story. It is used as an introduction to philosophy, and it worked fairly well.
And second, a very understable book:
"Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason" from René Descartes. There you will find his famous method to o throug philosophical matters.
2006-09-21 11:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by roshpi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "The story of Philosophy" by Will Durant. It covers many philosophers. As well, "The Republic of Plato" by Plato, "Atlas Shrugged" by Ann Rand, "Nicomachean Ethics" by Aristotle, "The Basic Writings of Nietzche" by Fredrich Nietzche, and for fun look up the cave by plato.
2006-09-21 14:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by Gonzo Rat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A History of Philosophy" by Frederick Copleston, S.J. There are a few volumes which cover every philosopher you can think of. If you like one in particular, you can get a book on that person.
2006-09-21 11:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plato's _Republic_. Descartes' _Discourse on Method_. Kierkegaard's _Either/Or_. Better yet, go to the local college and take a 101 level course. There are so many to choose from.
2006-09-21 11:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by barbara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read, "The Origin of Conciousness in the Breakdown of the Bi-cameral Mind" by Julian Jaynes - that ought to do it.
2006-09-21 11:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complete works of Swami Vivekananda.
2006-09-21 12:28:24 · answer #7 · answered by No Saint 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second Sophie's World if you want a very readable introduction to philosophy. It was my first taste of the history of western philosophy.
2006-09-21 11:34:34 · answer #8 · answered by ambivalent_beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu
Although it seems to be about warfare, with an open mind, it can be applied to life and business as well.
2006-09-21 11:24:58 · answer #9 · answered by hypercubeconcepts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"So spoke zarathrustra" by Nietzsche.
2006-09-21 11:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by SonniS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋