What are the best booiks to read to learn & understand it?
2006-12-04 03:27:57 · 4 answers · asked by castillo5247 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of published philosophers to read from.
The only problem is that philosophy is so divided amongst different schools of thought.
Egoism, Relativism, Consequentialism, Existentialism, Utlilitarianism, Aristotelean, Platonic, et cetera.......
Each school of thought has its own tenets and great minds who thought that way. I would reccomed a beginners guide to maybe find what niche you would like to explore a little.
I have read a lot of philosophy, and be forewarned. It is written by academics for academics. None that I have yet to read is an easy off-of-the-shelf read. Most of it is stuff you have to not only sink your teeth into, but, you are forced to masticate on it for a long while before you can grasp the concepts
To get you started, hee are some of the greats (a very short list):
Plato
Aristotle
John Stuart Mill
Immanuel Kant
Friedrich Neitzsche
John-Paul Sartre
Jeremy Bentham
Rene DesCartes
2006-12-04 12:04:33 · answer #1 · answered by Random 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a many sources of philosophy eastern western religion political the only answer i can give is for you to find a self philosophy and pursue that if you know what you think then it will be a lot easier to find like minded people or you can just get a source book on philosophy such as understanding philosophy or wesrtern philosophers check out a book store they all have some great stuff not to be a name dropper but got to borders that's where i get my books from they have a nice selection on the metaphysical the thinking part not the supernatural stuff and read beyond good and evil and talk to a phlios prof. they will be glad to chew the fat with you
2006-12-04 11:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by dan w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get started without being shocked, I suggest you search in Amazon for some introductory philosophy books which will get you to know the basics and diverse philosophical schools.
From then on, you will be able to have some idea, in which direction you want to continue your readings.
2006-12-04 12:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by prabato 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortimer J. Adler wrote philosophical books for beginners that I found very helpful. Peter Kreeft or J. Budsiszewski(sp?) are good starts, too.
2006-12-04 13:31:32 · answer #4 · answered by Blaargh_42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋