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Philosophy Recommendations? (beehaw.org)

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What books/podcasts/videos do you recommend on philosophy?

Can be of any style (introductory or more comprehensive), just would be good to build up a repository on here and see who else is interested in philosophy more generally.

I find The Prince by Machiavelli fascinating, can definitely see how some leaders take his ideas to heart.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want to learn how to read a primary philosophical text, there's no better place to start than Descartes's Meditations. Besides its historical importance, all the arguments are superbly structured and make a point of not assuming anything at all (about prior readings or about the existence of things in general).

A lot of the conclusions will come off as strange or just plain wrong, but figuring out why is also a great exercise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I definitely agree. Descartes' Meditations was one of the first philosophical texts I read in my undergrad degree. Great introduction to the style of writing