i like reading books that make me think about life and society any recommendations would be much appreciated
2007-05-22 04:58:51 · 16 answers · asked by screamosweetie12 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. A man and a gorilla have philosophical discussions and it raises the question who is the student and who is the teacher. A great book.
Channa
2007-05-22 05:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I truly think you could read philosophical overtones into almost anything.
For a science-fiction oriented one, how about Bicentennial Man, which deals with a robot who decides to become human---the philosophy in this is "What is human?"
by Isaac Asimov.
it has also been made into an excellent movie starring Robin Williams (I do not usually like movies made from something I read, but this is one of the exceptions)
2007-05-22 12:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by SAMUEL ELI 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari- Robin .S.Sharma
The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho
The Christmas Train- David Baldacci
2007-05-22 12:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by robbie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, its such a great book, its my favorite.
1984 by George Orwell, its a depressing look into a totalitarian future.
The Giver by Lois Lowry, a dystopic look at a future world.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, its very philosophical.
the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, it very symbolic and much the same as The Little Prince.
2007-05-22 12:36:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Franz Kafka's, The Trial; Camus' The Stranger; Aldous Huxley's Ape & Essence or Brave New World; or any of DH Lawrence's work.
2007-05-22 12:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by lil bit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was also going to recommend Richard Bach so I'm glad someone else thought of him.
For a sarcastic and humorous look at society, read Terry Pratchett. His wry look at the world is always a delight to read.
2007-05-22 12:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by Satia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the classics. Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, Catch-22, 1984, Animal Farm, etc....
2007-05-22 12:06:19 · answer #7 · answered by DizzyHippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse- more philosophical overtones than you can shake a stick at lol
2007-05-22 16:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Bach 'The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah' is a great book to read. It gives a very different and refreshing look at faith (if you seen and liked 'Dogma' you'll love this book).
2007-05-22 12:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by johnathan_constatine 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been reading God's Debris - A Thought
Experiment by Scott Adams , c 2004. It is a challenging read, and I just read bits of it. (I'm someone who always had 5-6 books going...)
2007-05-22 12:14:41 · answer #10 · answered by akyooper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋