Ive been interested in studying philosophy for a long time now, I have met many people that studied philosophy and every single one of them seemed to be very in tune with who they were, what they wanted and they never seemed to worry about things or let others bother them. Ive never met a philosophy college major, but these people basically just studied different kinds of philosophy.
I never got to ask what kinds they studied, or even how you study it, but I always wanted to. Can anyone tell me of a way that I can learn philosophy? I would appreciate it.
2007-11-29 03:17:43 · 6 answers · asked by David K 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you are at the very beginning of your inquiry into philosophy, I highly recommend the book "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaardner. It should be available at most major bookstores and is certainly easy to find online. It gives a pretty good summary of philosophy throughout history and does so in a manner that is entertaining and relatively easy to grasp.
Once you have read that, you can ask yourself what part of philosophy most interests you and investigate further. You will know who to ask about and where to look for them. Check it out!
2007-11-29 06:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am currently a graduate student of Philosophy and I can definitely say that most people in my course are pretty attuned with themselves. Probably because we are exposed to several modes of thinking that we can formulate our own principles. There are basic ideas that we leave floating around and we fail to regard them as important.
Philosophy asks: Why do you live? What are your reasons for living? What's the purpose of your life?
They may seem to mean the same thing, but they are actually different. Instead of being dreaded by how rich or poor you are going to be in the future, why not think of how you can improve yourself for today so that tomorrow there is no need to worry...
:)
2007-11-29 16:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by keala_kei 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always love answering this for people who really care.
Go to the library, find the series of books called the "Great Books of the Western World," and read Volumes II and III. They talk about the 103 common themes of philosophy, in chapters only 8 to 10 pages long, and tell you where to go in the rest of the series for more information.
It's the best introduction you can find.
2007-11-29 14:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://thedaoculture.com/yinyang_easternphilosophy.php
eastern philosophy
2007-11-29 15:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
go on the net...type in the word...hit "enter" many sites will come up...another way, is to go to "chat rooms" (messenger) they have many people there who discuss, and you are welcome to sit and listen, or talk with them and maybe make a few friends in the process...or...sit here and go find "good questions" and listen to the answers, and go to the sites posted when they give answers to the various questions ...the "book stores" public, and private...reading rooms...etc. "Peace!"
2007-11-29 11:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. "Diamond" 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
add me amyinarms@yahoo.com to your msn, and ask me questions.
2007-12-01 22:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by amyinarms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋