what do you think are the top three books any philosopher should read? I'm thinking about possibly majoring in the field and want to learn more about it. Any suggestions?
2007-03-29 07:58:59 · 6 answers · asked by Person 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason
Russell, History of Western Philosophy
Russell, Problems of Philosophy
Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
2007-03-29 08:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by mcd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Philosophy, Who Needs It? by Ayn Rand
2. On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt (Winner of the 2005 Bestseller Awards, Philosophy Category, The Book Standard and published by the Princeton University Press)
3. Il Principe (The Prince) by Niccolò Machiavelli
2007-03-29 15:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand by Leonard Peikoff
2007-03-29 17:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by kensai 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Timaeus by Plato.
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Nietzsche.
Critique of Pure Reason by Kant.
2007-03-29 15:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one book each:
ancient philosophers
19th century philosophers
modern philosophers.
2007-03-29 15:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I AM THAT' by Nisargadatta and "What's Wrong With My Life, Unless I think About It" Bob Adamson...another good one..."The Open Secret" by Tony Parsons (U.K.)
2007-03-29 15:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by Eve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋